S 510 worth watching

[eeyore]

This is another government program that has some room for abuse it is not funny.


[QUOTE]S 510 is hissing in the grass

[B]

[fallout boy]

i'll be keeping and eye on this

[Matt In Oklahoma]

This is the one I mentioned. Yep just what we need another agency to make us evil gardeners do whats good for them.

[Flagwaver]

S 510 PASSED

S 510 PASSED today, November 30, 2010. On the surface it looked like this bill would protect the food supply but, on deeper analysis, it protects Monsanto (the huge agri-business that is known for development of genetically altered seeds). This legislation will create 17,000 new government bureaucrats who will haunt farmers then retire with inflated pensions, which WE will pay for.

S510 is one more 1000 page bill which creates more national debt and limits the freedom of any American citizen who wants to grow, sell, or share food with others.

BAD. VERY BAD.

[LizardKing]

From what I saw today, the House and Senate still have to come to a compromise on their different versions of this, and with the limited time they have to accomplish that, it still may die.

[eeyore]

I have not chased it down yet, but someone told me that they had an exemption for anyone producing under a 100 thousand worth of food. Not sure if it is true, but it helps the little guy.

[eeyore]

... Among the Senate bill’s last major sticking points was how it would affect small farmers and food producers. Some advocates for small farms and organic food producers said the legislation would destroy their industry under a mountain of paperwork. Senator Jon Tester, Democrat of Montana, pushed for a recent addition to the bill that exempts producers with less than $500,000 in annual sales who sell most of their food locally. ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/01/health/policy/01food.html?_r=3&hp

If you read the article, it appears the passage is ceremonial, in that it will die in committee, i guess they were just testing the waters too see how much they can get away with, without catching too much flack. imo

[crossbow]

As it now stands, the bill includes the amendment, which has been slightly modified: If a farmer sells less than $500,000 in produce a year, and sells most of it to consumers, restaurants, or grocery stores (rather than brokers or processors) within his own state within 275 miles, then it would be exempt from the new regulations.