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<blockquote data-quote="cmjust0" data-source="post: 184572" data-attributes="member: 2882"><p>No, doing nothing is not an option.. Do we simply test for BSE and dispose of the carcass without trying to trace the animal?? Well, given that some cases of BSE develop spontaneously with no known cause and that we've already got some decent firewall measures in place, we might as well.. However, I can certainly understand how some people might want to be able to trace that animal back quickly and see what the deal is..</p><p></p><p>Now, that being said, do we really need something as Draconian as NAIS to do that?? And, given that NAIS -- before it's even fully implemented!! -- is already full of loopholes like "Lot ID" versus "Individual ID" in favor high volume producers, can we even say that it'll be effective? If chickens come down with something similar in risk to BSE, how will NAIS help?? "Well, we're pretty sure it came from one of Tyson's chickens from their plant over in Anytown.." Wow. That only narrows it down to a few hundred thousand.. :roll: </p><p></p><p>To me, it seems like everything they're doing is geared toward making life more difficult for the small scale cattle producer, and producing as little headache as possible for the high volume producers.. And, as it happens, they're curtailing the rights of thousands of people who keep half a dozen laying hens and a rooster under an old camper top in the back yard.. They're putting a hardship on a 10 year old with a 4-H heifer.. They're making life difficult for the lady with a dairy goat who's just trying to make a few extra bucks selling lotion and soap.. You have to consider the rights of those people, too, when you think about NAIS, or you're just being selfish.. </p><p></p><p>There are better, more reliable ways to protect the beef industry that do not place the burden on cattle producers and do not curtail the rights of people who just want to sell a few dozen brown eggs a week at the farmers market...</p><p></p><p>Put aside the USDA's propaganda of bad markets and outbreaks and everything else, and just ask yourself what sense it makes -- if there's such a risk -- that they won't even *allow* voluntary BSE testing right now.. Ask yourself why most big corporations get behind legislation -- Is it because it's good for the country and patriotic and in everyone's best interest, or because it's good for their wallet? Now, ask yourself why Tyson, Smithfield, Swift, etc., are all in favor of NAIS.. Ask yourself why YOU have to pay for RFID tags and permits and fees and face the threat of fines and everything else, when the cost to protect the market through BSE testing could be passed on to the consumer quite easily.. As a consumer, I certainly wouldn't mind beef being a few cents higher per pound if it was certified clean.. Would you? There are just too many questions, and too many things that don't make sense about NAIS..</p><p></p><p>And all I'm asking for is that everyone take a little time and really think hard about what's going on.. Clearly, the big AgriGiants want independent beef producers to be contract beef producers... Now ask yourself whether the USDA is in the cattle producers' corner or in the AgriGiants' corner.. </p><p></p><p>The implications should be crystal clear..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cmjust0, post: 184572, member: 2882"] No, doing nothing is not an option.. Do we simply test for BSE and dispose of the carcass without trying to trace the animal?? Well, given that some cases of BSE develop spontaneously with no known cause and that we've already got some decent firewall measures in place, we might as well.. However, I can certainly understand how some people might want to be able to trace that animal back quickly and see what the deal is.. Now, that being said, do we really need something as Draconian as NAIS to do that?? And, given that NAIS -- before it's even fully implemented!! -- is already full of loopholes like "Lot ID" versus "Individual ID" in favor high volume producers, can we even say that it'll be effective? If chickens come down with something similar in risk to BSE, how will NAIS help?? "Well, we're pretty sure it came from one of Tyson's chickens from their plant over in Anytown.." Wow. That only narrows it down to a few hundred thousand.. :roll: To me, it seems like everything they're doing is geared toward making life more difficult for the small scale cattle producer, and producing as little headache as possible for the high volume producers.. And, as it happens, they're curtailing the rights of thousands of people who keep half a dozen laying hens and a rooster under an old camper top in the back yard.. They're putting a hardship on a 10 year old with a 4-H heifer.. They're making life difficult for the lady with a dairy goat who's just trying to make a few extra bucks selling lotion and soap.. You have to consider the rights of those people, too, when you think about NAIS, or you're just being selfish.. There are better, more reliable ways to protect the beef industry that do not place the burden on cattle producers and do not curtail the rights of people who just want to sell a few dozen brown eggs a week at the farmers market... Put aside the USDA's propaganda of bad markets and outbreaks and everything else, and just ask yourself what sense it makes -- if there's such a risk -- that they won't even *allow* voluntary BSE testing right now.. Ask yourself why most big corporations get behind legislation -- Is it because it's good for the country and patriotic and in everyone's best interest, or because it's good for their wallet? Now, ask yourself why Tyson, Smithfield, Swift, etc., are all in favor of NAIS.. Ask yourself why YOU have to pay for RFID tags and permits and fees and face the threat of fines and everything else, when the cost to protect the market through BSE testing could be passed on to the consumer quite easily.. As a consumer, I certainly wouldn't mind beef being a few cents higher per pound if it was certified clean.. Would you? There are just too many questions, and too many things that don't make sense about NAIS.. And all I'm asking for is that everyone take a little time and really think hard about what's going on.. Clearly, the big AgriGiants want independent beef producers to be contract beef producers... Now ask yourself whether the USDA is in the cattle producers' corner or in the AgriGiants' corner.. The implications should be crystal clear.. [/QUOTE]
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