Reply #48: No bullshit, read for yourself [View All]

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This is to be a uniform, across the board chipping of all livestock, from the corporate farms to Grandma with her single egg layer. There are to be no exceptions. Yes, large groups of livestock will be tagged with a group ID. But each and every one of those animals, while all having the same ID number, will still have to be tagged. And yes, this does favor corporate farmers over small farmers. Not only are they more able to afford this, but they can pass this expense on to the customer. Small farmers are less able to afford this, and really can't pass the cost on to their customer, given the markets they are competing in and with.

I suggest that you go to the USDA site and read the Draft Plan and other documents thoroughly. It is frightening in its implications. And every small farmer I know is royally pissed about this, afraid of the expense, and pissed about the extra added work this is going to cause.