Minnesota officials don’t think much of farmers…
Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Gene Hugoson and State Veterinarian Dr. Bill Hartmann sent a letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack yesterday asking him … to end “a bogged-down debate” about if NAIS should be implemented and focus instead on practical issues related to the implementation of a modern animal traceability system that provides animal health officials with critical information needed to respond to animal diseases and foodborne illnesses while respecting producers’ concerns for privacy.The letter suggested that state animal health officials, as first responders to animal diseases, should have a greater involvement in the development and implementation of NAIS. It is vital for state animal health personnel “to build and maintain accurate and updated information systems” with premises registration, animal identification and producer contact information, according to the letter.
-Feedstuffs
Of course, farmers and consumer’s shouldn’t be involved in the discussion. Only the experts, the totalitarian bureaucrats, should be deciding our future. I bow down to their omniscience and benevolence. Not.