Action Alert:

Attend Tuberculosis Program (NAIS) Meeting in Michigan on Thursday October 25th!
October 22, 2007

Michigan Mandatory Cattle RFID Tagging Program
February 28, 2007

Attend the Michigan Commission of Agriculture Meeting on Tuesday, February 6, 2007!
January 30, 2007

ATTENDANCE NEEDED AT MICHIGAN COMMISSION OF AGRICULTURE MEETING ON FEBRUARY 6, 2007!
January 29, 2007

Information you need to know for the February 6th meeting
Where's the Beef?
The Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) thinks that soon they will be able to tell you where every last cow in Michigan is at any given moment.

Immediate Action Needed to Protect Our Food Supply!
Fight Cattle ID!
January 17, 2007

Press Releases:

Michigan Commission of Agriculture Meeting on January 8, 2007
January 3, 2007

Summary as of 2/22/07

Under the guise of the tuberculosis program, the Michigan Department of Agriculture is requiring that all cattle be identified with an RFID tag as of March 1, 2007. Efforts are continuing to convince the Governor to step in to stop this program. At least one legislator has also filed a bill request for a bill to stop the NAIS.

Status:

The Michigan Legislature has not addressed the issue of NAIS. The Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) has used the Tuberculosis program to involuntarily enroll farmers into the premises registration portion of NAIS. The MDA is also requiring the all cattle have an RFID tag in their ear by March 1, 2007 in order to be moved anywhere within the state.

Grassroots activity:

People across the state have been actively fighting NAIS! On December 7, 2006, the Senate Committee on Agriculture held a hearing which was attended by over 100 people protesting the RFID requirements. The MDA's meeting on January 8, 2007 was also attended by over 100 concerned citizens.

Political Activity:

Representative Fran Amos is looking into introducing legislation in the Michigan House of Representatives. We need people to offer their support to her office, and we need to gain support from other Representatives for this to pass.

We still need to find a Senator willing to introduce similar legislation in the Michigan Senate. Keep contacting your local legislators and let them know their constituents care deeply about this issue.

The Governor's office is hearing from the opposition, keep it up.

Senator Brater's office has stated that she is looking into the "possibility" of sponsoring legislation to overturn the March 1st regulatory deadline.