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Wednesday February 21, 2007 · 6:54 AM PST

2007/02/21 · 06:54

What's ATTRA?
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Area It's the primary resource for information about sustainable agriculture in the country - and its funding is about to be taken away.

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Friday February 03, 2006 · 12:08 PM PST

2006/02/03 · 12:08

The farmer's blog entry was titled "My Political Affiliation Hangs in the Balance." He was writing about NAIS, a program which is going to have a major impact on small farmers in this country, but has received very little attention from news media or politicians on the left or right.

For those of you who haven't heard about it, NAIS is a program which is supposed to make the food supply safe by tracking every piece of livestock in the country. The program is currently voluntary, but the intention is to make it mandatory by January 2008. In some states, like Wisconsin, it may become mandatory before then.

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