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KCA asks ag groups to band together against NAISKansas With USDA agreeing to discard its policy on animal disease traceability and the National Animal Identification System, Kansas Cattlemen's Association contacted several other Kansas animal agriculture groups and asked them to support state legislation that would oppose mandatory NAIS. Kansas Cattlemen's Association, through its membership policy, supports disease control and participation in a workable disease program. However, in the past several years, USDA has promoted a cost-prohibitive and ineffective NAIS that producers have adamantly opposed. With USDA shifting its focus to providing workable guidelines and allowing individual states to establish disease programs, KCA took the lead to encourage support for state legislation that would oppose mandatory NAIS. KCA contacted Kansas Livestock Association, Kansas Farmers Union, Kansas Farm Bureau, and Kansas Rural Center asking for support as KCA addresses the Kansas legislature to encourage state lawmakers to pass legislation making mandatory NAIS illegal. KCA looks forward to each group's response and working as a coalition to advocating for the interest of Kansas producers.
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