The U.S. and the European Union recently settled one of their longest-running trade disputes: over beef. Under the deal, the EU agreed to quadruple import quotas for hormone-free U.S. beef, but it still won’t import hormone-treated American beef, because many Europeans consider it unhealthy. More
In Europe, A Cow Over Hormone-Treated U.S. Beef
October 15, 2009
Food Safety, National Animal Indentification System beef, bovine hormones, EU, FDA, idustrialized farming, NAIS, premises ID, synthetic hormones, tracing, USDA Leave a comment
NAIS – A Way to Control Rural Population
July 8, 2009
National Animal Indentification System agribusiness, agriculture, H.R. 814, HR 2749, hr 759, HR 875, legislation, livestock tracking, monopoly, NAIS, population control, Premises registration, ranchers, rural cleansing, tracing, war on farmers Leave a comment
By Pat Kopecki
Source: Wilson County News
July 7, 2009
Agriculture leaders, as well as farmers and ranchers, are watching the outcome of the many congressional bills that are being discussed on Capitol Hill. They question whether farmers and ranchers will survive if additional permits and taxation are implemented. Two of the issues currently being discussed are the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) that is included in House Resolution (HR) 875, the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009, and the probable taxation of cattle by means of changes in the Clean Air Act. READ MORE…












