As most of you know, I'm pretty passionate about stopping the
National Animal Identification Program. I apologize for intruding if
you don't share that passion. There is a teleconference tomorrow
(Wednesday night) that you might be interested in attending. I think
the small attendance fee ($15) will be used to pay for the toll-free
call and perhaps help with the lawsuit that is being filed against
the USDA to stop NAIS. Sorry for the last-minute notice. I just
learned about it today. -- Carol
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Join the STOP NAIS Teleseminar on Wednesday
Below is an information alert forwarded from the Farm-to-Consumer Foundation
REGISTER FOR THE STOP NAIS NOW! TELESEMINAR - WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2008
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM EST
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The USDA and state departments of agriculture have been aggressively
implementing the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) across
the country. NAIS is an industry-government plan to register farms
and tag and track every livestock animal in the country. The
Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund has filed a Notice of Intent to
Sue the USDA and the Michigan Department of Agriculture, demanding
that the agencies stop the program. Come learn more about this
issue! Attend our NAIS teleseminar on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 8 pm EST.
The teleseminar will feature: John Carter, past-president of the
Australian Beef Association; Judith McGeary, Executive Director of
the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance; Gary Cox, General Counsel for
the Legal Defense Fund, and other legal experts. These speakers will
address issues such as the real history of NAIS, who's making money
on it, how it has worked (or not worked) in Australia, recent
legislative developments, and what the notice of intent to sue really means.
THEIR MESSAGE IS A WAKE-UP CALL TO STOP NAIS NOW!
WHEN: Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at 8:00 - 9:30 pm EDT
WHAT: Teleseminar about NAIS, including a Q&A session
COST: $15 per phone line (we accept VISA, MC and Discover)
HOW: Register at http://www.farmtoconsumerfoundation.org/teleseminars.php
or call 703-208-FARM (3276) Monday- Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.) The
office is closed on Monday, May 26, 2008 for Memorial Day.
Immediately after registering, you'll receive an email with the
toll-free number and password you'll need. Feel free to put the call
on speaker phone, and invite others to listen in with you. We have a
limited number of spaces available, so please do not share the number
and password with others.
MORE ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS:
JOHN CARTER is a fifth-generation Australian cattleman. In his
lifetime of cattle ranching, Mr. Carter has traveled extensively,
studying cattle breeding and pasturing across the world. He has won
numerous awards for his cattle, and served as an officer for
organizations including the Cattlemen's Union, the Australian Meat
and Livestock Policy Council, and the NSW Meat Industry
Authority. Mr. Carter is a strong voice for independent producers,
working as an activist over the last 30 years to successfully change
the Australian government's policies and institute positive industry
measures. As past president of the Australian Beef Association, he
has been an internationally known figure in the debates over
electronic identification and tracking. He continues to run his
family's Lake Edward ranch, with the participation of one of his
three children as well as his grandchildren, and win awards for the
quality of his cattle.
JUDITH MCGEARY is an attorney, a farmer, and the Executive Director
of the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance. The Alliance was founded to
protect the rights of independent farmers, ranchers, and
homesteaders, and to help ensure the success of independent
agriculture. Ms. McGeary has a B.S. in Biology from Stanford
University, a J.D. with high honors from The University of Texas at
Austin, and is working on a Masters degree in natural resource
management, based on work with compost tea. In her legal career, she
has practiced administrative law, litigation, and appeals. She and
her husband run a small farm with heritage breed poultry, sheep,
cows, and horses.
GARY COX is General Counsel for the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense
Fund. He practices environmental and agricultural law with the law
firm of Lane, Alton and Horst LLC. Mr. Cox served in the
Environmental Enforcement Section of the Ohio Attorney General's
office for 14 years and prosecuted such Fortune 500 firms as General
Motors, BP Chemical, Philips Electronics, Sun Oil Company and AK
Steel. Since entering private practice, Mr. Cox's clients have
included organic farmers and raw milk producers. He represented Carol
Schmitmeyer in her raw milk victory over the Ohio Department of
Agriculture and is currently General Counsel to the Farm-to-Consumer
Legal Defense Fund. Mr. Cox lives in Columbus, Ohio with his teenage
son and daughter, is an avid gardener, a former organic vegetable
farmer, a supporter of local farmers and consumes raw milk and yogurt daily.
This is a great opportunity to learn more about NAIS. John Carter is
an eloquent speaker on the problems with NLIS in Australia (their
version of NAIS for cattle), and Gary Cox is an excellent attorney at
the forefront of the fight to protect independent agriculture. Come
join us for this event, and bring your questions!
Sincerely,
Judith McGeary
Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance
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Carol Elkins
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