http://gastrocasttv.com/blog/2007/02/15/gastrocast-97/ The blog behind the Gastrocast Cooking show Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:09:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://gastrocasttv.com/blog/2007/02/15/gastrocast-97/comment-page-1/#comment-560 This week in Big Ag at The Kitchen Garden Network Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:05:28 +0000 http://gastrocasttv.com/blog/2007/02/15/gastrocast-97/#comment-560 [...] As the USDA’s bid to implement National Animal ID strengthens at the State level, all appearances are that as more people find out about this invasive, privacy stealing plan the backlash is having a profound effect. Nevertheless individual states keep coming up with new ideas to keep disease and panic in the front of farmer’s and consumers minds whether it is justified or not. The USDA would do well to study and learn from the Bernard Matthews Debacle in the UK. Perhaps then they would consider it more important to keep a tighter reign on our borders. You can hear more of my views about the USDA, Avian Flu and the crisis in Modern Agriculture in Gastrocast #96 and Gastrocast #97. [...] [...] As the USDA’s bid to implement National Animal ID strengthens at the State level, all appearances are that as more people find out about this invasive, privacy stealing plan the backlash is having a profound effect. Nevertheless individual states keep coming up with new ideas to keep disease and panic in the front of farmer’s and consumers minds whether it is justified or not. The USDA would do well to study and learn from the Bernard Matthews Debacle in the UK. Perhaps then they would consider it more important to keep a tighter reign on our borders. You can hear more of my views about the USDA, Avian Flu and the crisis in Modern Agriculture in Gastrocast #96 and Gastrocast #97. [...]

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