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March 27, 2009

> Blame Canada all you want for your troubles but if you

> believe you have none

> of these BSE animals down there you are seriously

naive.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I'm not blaming Canada, I'm blaming *policies* that hurt our own producers - and

our consumers. And as for the BSE animals, I agree with you on that one - that's

why we need TESTED cows at slaughter, not TAGGED cows with the NAIS. A tag on a

cow never stopped a disease and it never will. The EU and Japan are testing all

at slaughter and they have indeed found young cattle not showing any symtoms who

are testing positive for BSE. So why is the USDA pushing for the NAIS and won't

let producers test for BSE even though some of them want to (like Creekstone)?

The USDA says, " It's not *good science*. " What a bunch of baloney. They are just

protecting their corporate buddies, and the NAIS is about getting rid of

COMPETITION - anyone who is growing their own food.

JMHO.

>

> Your economy is in the toilet. No one has money so

> therefore all the

> processors are cutting back. I have an incredible

> amount of American

> friends that are out of work and terrified. Think

> they are going out and

> buying steak.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

The cattle prices fell a year ago when the border was opened - not last fall

when the economy fell in. They were already down by then. It's easy to look at

the last 15 years and see when and where the prices went up and down and what

was happening at the time that caused them to do that. We follow the commodity

markets because our family is beef/wheat ranchers/producers. My husband and I

used to own a grain elevator and feed store in Oklahoma.

Anita in Arkansas - where we are still fighting to get our Freedom to Farm Act

through here in Arkansas and being told that DON TYSON is who we are fighting

behind the scenes with the senators that are refusing to let our bill come back

up for a vote again. Utah is now the FIFTH state to have a law limiting the NAIS

to voluntary. Anyone want to move to Utah now? :-)

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