Independent livestock ranchers last week were quick to criticize signals that the new Congress may soon mandate implementation of the RFID-based National Animal Identification System.
Signing on to the NAIS program has been voluntary since it was first proposed in 2003, but Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), the new chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, said last week that he may soon push for the program to become mandatory.
I know, you really need to hear from me about NAIS but anytime I can quote the Honorable Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) and his belief that NAIS should be mandatory, I will.
Be scared, be very scared of this Congress if you don't want NAIS to be shoved down your throat. Rep. Collin Peterson is going to do everything he can to make it happen.
I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of clothes. Henry David Thoreau
