I did attend the Animal I.D. Informational meeting, sponsored by Independent Cattlemen of Iowa (ICI), on December 5, 2006. The meeting was held in Lamoni, Iowa. I would estimate there were about 250 people there, with about 50 of them being Amish. The speakers were Derry Brownfield (farmer and broadcaster), Steve White (Iowa Department of [...]
Category Archives: NAIS
Animal I.D. Informational Meeting
December 5, 2006 – 12:42 pm
I am planning to attend an Animal I.D. Informational Meeting sponsored by the Independent Cattlemen of Iowa (ICI), tonight in Lamoni, Iowa, at the Lamoni Livestock Auction. The ICI supports voluntary animal ID only. Keynote speakers are: Derry Brownfield, radio personality and Ray Cunio of Citizens for Private Property Rights. Also invited for commentary is [...]
NAIS: About Control – Not Science
December 1, 2006 – 11:29 am
An article by Judith McGeary ran in the November 2006 issue of Acres USA, titled NAIS Update: A Lack of Science. Judith McGeary is the Executive Director of the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance. The central point of the article is that NAIS is not based on science; contrary to what the supporters of the [...]
Where could this go?
October 24, 2006 – 3:24 pm
During a family meal we were discussing the possibility of mandatory RFID chips for livestock and one of my children came up with the following observation. “If you do not comply to RFID-ing your animals, you will be arrested and put in jail. Then they’ll put the chip in YOU!†Today, we are told, that [...]
Prequel to A Most Important Book
October 8, 2006 – 6:46 am
When thinking about the National Animal Identification System (NAIS), it came to mind that the most important book related to this topic is George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four. I call this post a prequel, as I have only started reading the book. It is, however, chilling to read even the first few pages. It is here [...]