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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

Do you really think we'd be paying more or would it simply go back to the 
way it was done before the factory farms?  Maybe there wouldn't be such a 
push to eat beef, beef and more beef.  Maybe the brainwashing would stop.

That would be my hope.  And, another thing.  Back in the day when we had our 
butcher shop, there were all these big factory farms.  The price of 
chickens, pork and beef were our dollar now/the dollar then cheaper than 
now.  The factory farms promised cheaper protein that would be available to 
more folks.  That was a lie.  Just like the oil, all that's happened is that 
some fat cat makes more money.

The real answer is the family farm.  We can only hope.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
> From: roxann <roxann AT ancientearthwisdom.com>

> If this was limited to CAFO's I wouldn't have an
> issue with it. 50 cows in a 1/4 acre feedlot is very
> damaging to the environment. Even so, the fees in this
> proposal are outrageous. But 50 beef cows spread out on 200
> acres should not be the same scenario. Factory farms are not
> the same thing as homesteads or family farms, or even large
> farms. But it certainly would bankrupt a lot of our food
> suppliers and we would be importing more food, which I think
> is not a good thing. But if it encouraged more small farms
> to supply our food demand, it would be a good thing. The
> chicken barns out here in AR, where Tyson is king, are
> beginning to install air cleaners so that air released to
> the environment is cleaner. If you've ever walked or
> driven past a barn being 'aired out' you might not
> eat chicken any more. To expect farms to grow food in a
> responsible manner, for the animals, a quality product, and
> for the environment is not asking too much. Without
> regulations, corporations just seem to be interested in the
> profit and those pesky regulations are merely hassles.
> Something does need to be done about it, but I don't
> think taxes are the answer. We have a hog grower out here, a
> factory farm, and they have a huge sewer system installed to
> treat their effluent water. One of the ways they keep it low
> on bacteria is to pump tons of antibiotics into the hogs so
> that their guts are sterile. Might not want to eat pork
> anymore now, either. But at least their effluent is cleaner,
> bacteria-wise. The nitrates are still out of the roof,
> though. This is not a family farm, but a factory farm, and
> the two need to be categorized differently by the government
> and regulating agencies.
>
> Roxann, NW AR
> http://blog.ancientearthwisdom.com (Ozark Musings from the
> homestead)
>
>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
>  Subject: [Homestead] You think they won't tax your
> homestead...............
>  Sent: 05 Dec '08 13:56
>
>  I saw a similar article last week about small farmers in
> rural NY protesting about this very same issue. They
> will t*x our spit if they can figure a way. This is
> just a proposal, likely to fail at first, just like all
> other t*xes started out as a 'likely to fail'
> proposal....



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