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Farmers Challenge Animal ID System

March 27, 2009 5:17 pm by: Mose Buchele

The Federal government's efforts to track farm animals have provoked a strong backlash among some Texas farmers.

Some Texas farmers are pushing Senate Bill 682 to ensure that the National Animal ID System never becomes mandatory in the state. They say it’s happened in other states. KUT’s Mose Buchele reports.

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