Comments on: MO No NAIS Legislation #2 http://NoNAIS.org/2007/01/20/mo-no-nais-legislation-2/ Protect our traditional rights to farm Thu, 17 May 2012 03:42:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: kay http://NoNAIS.org/2007/01/20/mo-no-nais-legislation-2/#comment-815122 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:45:39 +0000 http://NoNAIS.org/2007/01/20/mo-no-nais-legislation-2/#comment-815122 i like the fact that someone is speaking out. Especially someone with authority. i like the fact that someone is speaking out. Especially someone with authority.

]]> by: Doreen http://NoNAIS.org/2007/01/20/mo-no-nais-legislation-2/#comment-20415 Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:28:00 +0000 http://NoNAIS.org/2007/01/20/mo-no-nais-legislation-2/#comment-20415 Missouri passed a unanimous resolution in the senate and a nearly unaimous resolution in the house against NAIS last year. These bills are like Virginia's bill...a shot across the bow of the program. The general assembly won't authorize the department of ag to do it at this time. But you're right, we need something stronger. Yet these reps did what they said they would do at the meeetings we have held, and I support them for keeping their word. It doesn't provide for voluntary, either. Missouri passed a unanimous resolution in the senate and a nearly unaimous resolution in the house against NAIS last year. These bills are like Virginia’s bill…a shot across the bow of the program. The general assembly won’t authorize the department of ag to do it at this time. But you’re right, we need something stronger. Yet these reps did what they said they would do at the meeetings we have held, and I support them for keeping their word. It doesn’t provide for voluntary, either.

]]> by: Rich Amber http://NoNAIS.org/2007/01/20/mo-no-nais-legislation-2/#comment-20317 Sun, 21 Jan 2007 00:13:55 +0000 http://NoNAIS.org/2007/01/20/mo-no-nais-legislation-2/#comment-20317 Yeah, so? "...without specific authorization from the general assembly" still leaves them wide open to being pressured to institute NAIS. The feds dangle a carrot (matching funds or some other incentive) and all the legislators bite. "Gee, all we have to do to get an extra $50 million for our pork barrel projects is make the farmers sign up their silly cows." Missouri, you folks really need to make it hard and fast. Just say NO WAY to NAIS! <i>[From what I've seen the USDA is actually being pretty stingy with the funds. The amounts aren't all that large. Congress is limiting them on this and other things. Hopefully we can keep it that way. -WJ]</i> Yeah, so? “…without specific authorization from the general assembly” still leaves them wide open to being pressured to institute NAIS. The feds dangle a carrot (matching funds or some other incentive) and all the legislators bite. “Gee, all we have to do to get an extra $50 million for our pork barrel projects is make the farmers sign up their silly cows.” Missouri, you folks really need to make it hard and fast. Just say NO WAY to NAIS!

[From what I’ve seen the USDA is actually being pretty stingy with the funds. The amounts aren’t all that large. Congress is limiting them on this and other things. Hopefully we can keep it that way. -WJ]

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