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Missouri Department of Agriculture Strategic Plan states:
"We believe that whenever feasible, agriculture should rely on voluntary, market-based approaches rather than government regulation."



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Missouri Independent Consumers and Farmers Association (MOICFA)

MOICFA is: a coalition representing all of Missouri independent consumers and farmers united in a common mission and purpose:

     *To promote and preserve unregulated direct farmer-to-consumer trade that fosters availability of locally grown or home-produced food products.

     *To oppose any government funded or managed National Animal Identification System.

MOICFA is Pro-Consumer ~ Pro-Farmer ~ Pro-Freedom ~ Anti-NAIS.

Do you believe that you, as a consumer, have the right to know what is in your food and what was used to produce it?

Do you believe that you have the right to choose the food that you and your family consume?

Do you believe that you have the right to farm and produce the food that can sustain your family, friends and community?

So do we!

And because of our beliefs, we gladly accept the responsibility to represent our fellow Missouri consumers and farmers in these rights. To find out more about our organization or to offer suggestions on how we may support you, please send an email to jim@moicfa.org.

NAIS POLL - Easy to vote--click on the link below and vote.
Beef Magazine is runing a NAIS poll and asking producers to vote for Mandatory/ Voluntary/ or Scrap NAIS. Let's take the time to show them the anti-NAIS movement. Please log on and vote at: http://beefmagazine.com.       To see the current results of the poll - CLICK HERE.



Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm in Swoope appears in this episode of Nightline.
Swine Flu Outbreak: The Facts.


NICFA Secretary Liz Reitzig Testimony before U.S. Secretary of Agriculture - April 15, 2009
"The United States Department of Agriculture claims that the Animal Health Protection Act of 2002 authorizes it to implement a National Animal Identification System (NAIS). However, nowhere in the AHPA is the USDA authorized to assign a federal, permanent 7-character number to private land. Neither is it authorized to require application to any animal of an '840' prefix tag indicating the animal is US born, and it is not authorized to require RFID devices, like implantable microchips, or RFID tags, on a privately owned animal. Further, the AHPA does not authorize the USDA to require reporting movements, vet visits, or any of the 23 'reportable' events listed in NAIS documents. The AHPA authorizes the USDA to track shipments of animals that have been imported. Any assertion beyond that is an extrapolation by the USDA". Read the entire testimony.

The EPA is considering regulations to tax farmers for owning livestock, $20.00 per hog; $87.50 per beef cow, and $175.00 per dairy cow. This would, of course, drive most small to medium farmers out of business.

Listen to Tim Young of Georgia Independent Consumers and Farmers Asso. address this on a Fox televison interview

Contact Tim Young at tim@naturesharmonyfarm.com
See Tim's farm at: www.naturesharmonyfarm.com