As of July, USDA has held five public meetings on its new animal traceability framework. These meetings are much more controlled and government-dominated than last year’s…
Letter to USDA and Regulatory Working Group Regarding Animal Traceability Framework
The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture The Honorable Edward Avalos, Under Secretary of Marketing and Regulatory Programs and Veterinary Services U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave.,…
Wisconsin Amish Farmer Trial Court Victory
The Wisconsin trial court has dismissed the case against Emanuel Miller, an Amish farmer who refused to register his property on religious grounds. Read the court’s…
FARFA Applauds USDA’s Decision to Drop NAIS
February 8, 2010 The Honorable Tom Vilsack Secretary of Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20250 Sent via facsimile and U.S….
Press Release: Farming and Consumer Organizations Urge Wisconsin Court to Strike Down
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 2, 2009 Farming and Consumer Organizations Urge Wisconsin Court to Strike Down Mandatory Premises Registration in Face of Religious Objections (Austin, TX)…
Letter to Congress Re: Funding for National Animal Identification System
FARFA coordinated letters to Congress and USDA (read here) that were signed by 100 organizations, asking that USDA use the funds appropriated to wrap up NAIS…
Letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack Re: Funding for National Animal Identification System
FARFA coordinated letters to Congress (read here) and USDA that were signed by 100 organizations, asking that USDA use the funds appropriated to wrap up NAIS and…
Agriculture Appropriations Conference Committee Issues Report
The Agriculture Appropriations Conference Committee has issued its report, and NAIS got $5.3 million in funding for Fiscal Year 2010. This is about 1/3 of what…
Letter to U.S. Senate – Urging Tester Amendment to Cut NAIS Funding
FARFA coordinated a letter to the U.S. Senate, signed by 77 organizations, urging that the Tester Amendment to cut NAIS funding in half be adopted, as…
USDA Listening Sessions Report: Americans Say NO to NAIS! (May-June 2009)
USDA has held nine listening sessions so far. The participants at all the meetings have been overwhelmingly anti-NAIS. Multiple organizations have worked to spread the word,…