Yooper
01-09-2009, 06:56 AM
Hi Folks,
You know how it seems like the folks "down under" are somewhat of a test case for us? They banned guns in Australia, and it worked great....Crime skyrocketed! Well, take a look below at what's going on with their version of NAIS. An overpriced, freedom infringing govt. program that doesn't work.....WE MUST HAVE IT HERE!!!
Bob and Darlene
Firstfruits Farm
www.firstfruitsoberhasli.com (http://www.firstfruitsoberhasli.com)
Subject: Australia Animal ID Cost $350,000,000 to producers, so far.
Australian Beef Association
ABA Congratulate R-Calf on NAIS Opposition
TheCattleSite News Desk
January 07, 2009
US - The US cattle industry has moved a step further away from implementing
a National Animal Identification Scheme (NAIS) thanks to the Ranchers and
Cattlemens' Action Legal Fund (R-CALF)', stated ABA Chairman Brad Bellinger.
USDA (The United States Department of Agriculture) issued a memorandum on 22
September 2008 to mandate premise registration under the National Animal
Identification System (NAIS) for producers engaged in interstate commerce
and who participate in any one of the dozen or more, federally regulated
disease programmes.
"R-CALF told the USDA that the memo constitutes an unlawful action
implemented without public notice or opportunity for comment, as required by
the Administrative Procedure Act. As a result, the memorandum has now been
cancelled," continued Mr Bellinger.
"This premises registration equivalent to our PIC (Property Identification
Code) is the first step for the USDA to build their NAIS ambitions. R-CALF
has recognized this and is now encouraging cattle producers not to register
their premises, or if they already registered, to remove their premise names
and property off the NAIS database.
"Australia's NLIS has now cost our cattle producers over $350 million
dollars in tags and reading charges alone and continues to be a disaster.
Inaccuracies in producers database accounts, consistently run at between 20
and 30 per cent, with tag loss rates reported as high as 80 per cent,"
stated Mr Bellinger.
"What is worse, no vote was conducted in Australia to determine if cattle
producers wanted this scheme to become mandatory. ABA knows most producers
are fed up with the system, once they discovered it was not just a matter of
putting a tag in an animal's ear. They are also fed up with bearing most of
the costs of implementation.
"The State Governments, which are implementing mandatory NLIS, are now in
the embarrassing situation, says an ABA press release, adding that the
reasons for implementing NLIS are proving to be incorrect.
"There is no 'paddock to plate' traceability, - despite the promises; there
has been no increase to market access and the claim that other countries
will be soon be following Australia's lead in implementing NLIS, especially
by the US, is a fallacy.
"R-CALF is to be congratulated by helping save the American cattle producer
from being inflicted with one of the most costly white elephants that could
be imposed upon the cattle industry, which has proved to be of no benefit to
anyone, other than to tag companies," Mr. Bellinger claimed.
thecattlesite.com
You know how it seems like the folks "down under" are somewhat of a test case for us? They banned guns in Australia, and it worked great....Crime skyrocketed! Well, take a look below at what's going on with their version of NAIS. An overpriced, freedom infringing govt. program that doesn't work.....WE MUST HAVE IT HERE!!!
Bob and Darlene
Firstfruits Farm
www.firstfruitsoberhasli.com (http://www.firstfruitsoberhasli.com)
Subject: Australia Animal ID Cost $350,000,000 to producers, so far.
Australian Beef Association
ABA Congratulate R-Calf on NAIS Opposition
TheCattleSite News Desk
January 07, 2009
US - The US cattle industry has moved a step further away from implementing
a National Animal Identification Scheme (NAIS) thanks to the Ranchers and
Cattlemens' Action Legal Fund (R-CALF)', stated ABA Chairman Brad Bellinger.
USDA (The United States Department of Agriculture) issued a memorandum on 22
September 2008 to mandate premise registration under the National Animal
Identification System (NAIS) for producers engaged in interstate commerce
and who participate in any one of the dozen or more, federally regulated
disease programmes.
"R-CALF told the USDA that the memo constitutes an unlawful action
implemented without public notice or opportunity for comment, as required by
the Administrative Procedure Act. As a result, the memorandum has now been
cancelled," continued Mr Bellinger.
"This premises registration equivalent to our PIC (Property Identification
Code) is the first step for the USDA to build their NAIS ambitions. R-CALF
has recognized this and is now encouraging cattle producers not to register
their premises, or if they already registered, to remove their premise names
and property off the NAIS database.
"Australia's NLIS has now cost our cattle producers over $350 million
dollars in tags and reading charges alone and continues to be a disaster.
Inaccuracies in producers database accounts, consistently run at between 20
and 30 per cent, with tag loss rates reported as high as 80 per cent,"
stated Mr Bellinger.
"What is worse, no vote was conducted in Australia to determine if cattle
producers wanted this scheme to become mandatory. ABA knows most producers
are fed up with the system, once they discovered it was not just a matter of
putting a tag in an animal's ear. They are also fed up with bearing most of
the costs of implementation.
"The State Governments, which are implementing mandatory NLIS, are now in
the embarrassing situation, says an ABA press release, adding that the
reasons for implementing NLIS are proving to be incorrect.
"There is no 'paddock to plate' traceability, - despite the promises; there
has been no increase to market access and the claim that other countries
will be soon be following Australia's lead in implementing NLIS, especially
by the US, is a fallacy.
"R-CALF is to be congratulated by helping save the American cattle producer
from being inflicted with one of the most costly white elephants that could
be imposed upon the cattle industry, which has proved to be of no benefit to
anyone, other than to tag companies," Mr. Bellinger claimed.
thecattlesite.com