Hay

[Willowcreek]

I don't know if any of you have been monitoring the discussions on ranchers.net about the new feed and hay record keeping tracking laws that are going into effect in the states this year...

It was all news to me- Another one of those FDA rules that got slipped in thru Homeland Security..Not sure how it will affect most of Canada, but down here close to the border it will definitely be a negative impact to many Canadians who sell and ship their hay to the states- since they will have to jump thru all the hoops to get it across the border...Don't know what it will do with price- probably depend on how tightly its enforced- but the way its written it could require you to be able to identify the field each bale comes from, the day it was baled, date and location of every movement, name of grass's and/or alfalfas, etc. etc.

[Willowcreek]

Willowcreek is this being done to control the spread of weeds ?
It will be the haulers that will have to wade through the red tape so they better ensure that the people they are hauling hay for know the rules, or by the sound of it they will have their loads turned back.
I wonder why our government hasn't done this to protect against fusarium infestation.

[cswilson]

Cattleman- the guy I use is Ron Bodnar not sure if he's still doing it or not-is your small squares shedded-if they are outfitters might buy it for baiting this fall.

[cswilson]

Cripes brain fart here -Ron Bodnar's phone number is 306 933-2950

[Rodjam]

Great, the Americans want to track a bale of hay accross the country and yet they still cannot find a way to track a cow.

[cowman]

Well hopefully with the new government in Ottawa we'll get away from the sillier parts of the Homeland security thing? They are already talking about scrapping that stupid pass port requirement.
It must be good for Bush to finally have someone up here running the country who doesn't think he is a total creep and wants to work with him to keep things working, instead of using some phony legislation to ruin commerce between our two countries? I can imagine the protectionists in both countries aren't very happy about it though!
All I can say is thank God we got rid of those Liberals!

[Willowcreek]

emerald-1 Actually it is for Homeland Security and more for tracking a poisoning or terrorist tainted event??? But I guess it could be used for weeds too....

And your right- the truckers will be the ones catching the heat- either at the international or any state ports and weigh stations...

I'm starting to think the terrorists have won the battle over the independent producer thru all the stupid government rules...

Hell pretty soon you won't need to know nothing about cattle or farming anyway- computer will tell you everything...Learned the other day that USDA now has a satellite that can tell if you spread the manure too heavy on your fields (EPA violation)....They can set in their office and police you...

[Willowcreek]

I do hope that cooler heads will prevail between our countries if, as cowman says, the governments can beging working together vs at odds .

[Cattleman]

Thanks cswilson, I'll have to give him a call.

About half the hay is shedded. Most of the shed was full of the first cut grass hay we put up this year.

We have sold a few bales to a couple of people for baiting, but they only needed a few bales each.

Thansk again

[cswilson]

The bigger outfitters would go through a few hundred a piece I'm betting.