Truth on the Tracks with Brandon Turbeville - August 11, 2015

Truth on the Tracks with Brandon Turbeville - August 11, 2015

In the first half of the show, Brandon interviews Nicole Revels of TAPNC (Transparency and Accountability Project North Carolina) and No To NC Chicken Registration. Nicole and Brandon discuss the details of the recent push to force backyard chicken owners to register with State agencies and the possible results of such a policy. In the second half of the show, Brandon interviews Heather Callaghan of Natural Blaze. Brandon and Heather discuss previous instances where the heavy hand of government "regulatory" agencies, courts, or militarized law enforcement have attempted to shut down and destroy small family farms and small farm operations.

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Brandon Turbeville on Before The First Cup with Jules - July 31, 2015

Brandon Turbeville on Before The First Cup with Jules - July 31, 2015

Brandon and Jules discuss the ALEC involvement with the recent push to mandate vaccines for children, the NC Chicken ID Law, and the recent developments in Syria such as the new "No-Fly Zone" and the Turkish bombing of the Kurds.

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Is NC Requiring Barcodes for Backyard Chicken Owners?

Heather Callaghan

Natural Blaze

Posted to Natural Blaze on July 23, 2015 

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is using the Midwestern poultry avian flu outbreak as an opportunity to decree new requirements for chicken farmers. These newly released rules - in case of a potential event - have prompted small family farms, and backyard chicken owners to wonder how cozy the Ag Commission wants to be - and what happens if a quarantine is declared.

9 WNCT News reports:

All poultry owners are now required to register for an NC Farm ID number, regardless of the number of birds owned.

This ID number will help the department to alert poultry owners about outbreaks. 

Owners can register online after August 1.

It's that word "regardless" that has people talking. Seriously - NCFarmID for one or two chickens? NCFarmID regardless. Some backyard chicken owners already don't appreciate what they feel is an invasive mandate. 

The Ag Department issued a press release. The designated information area specifically for backyard chickens reads:

Truth on the Tracks with Brandon Turbeville - July 27, 2015

Truth on the Tracks with Brandon Turbeville - July 27, 2015

Brandon discusses the NC Chicken ID law, Obama's new anti-gun push against the elderly, disabled, and Social Security beneficiaries, and The Turkish Strikes in Syria and the possible Buffer Zone/NATO bombing of Syria as well as the possible Israeli/Saudi strike on Iran...

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