Comments on: TELL CONGRESS THAT YOU WANT A FAIR DEAL FOR FARMERS AND RANCHERS http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/fair-deal-for-farmers-and-ranchers/ Supporting economic and environmental sustainability of agriculture, natural resources, and rural communities Fri, 18 May 2012 14:40:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Renee Hunt http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/fair-deal-for-farmers-and-ranchers/#comment-33296 Renee Hunt Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:20:08 +0000 http://sustainableagriculture.net/?p=6389#comment-33296 Thank you for sharing your story Tom. It puts a "face" on what exactly is happening, and why reforms are needed. It is awful that you (and so many others) are going through this. While it is heartening to see the administration take some steps to balance the playing field, it is equally disheartening to see legislators' uniform backlash. Thank you for sharing your story Tom. It puts a “face” on what exactly is happening, and why reforms are needed. It is awful that you (and so many others) are going through this.

While it is heartening to see the administration take some steps to balance the playing field, it is equally disheartening to see legislators’ uniform backlash.

]]> By: Tom Terry http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/fair-deal-for-farmers-and-ranchers/#comment-32776 Tom Terry Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:44:42 +0000 http://sustainableagriculture.net/?p=6389#comment-32776 I am one of the farmers who has had a huge problem with the U.S. government over these issues. Our complex is literally being destroyed over the lack of enforcement of this market law at the meat packer's request. I was denied being able to watch my chickens get weighed and under the last administration, the "investigations" by GIPSA were rigged. The courts have denied me a trial (the judge I got was former U.S. Attorney who got Tyson off of our Shelbyville, TN plant's illegal alien case and then GW Bush appointed him as a federal judge) based on their legislating from the bench with this "Competitive harm" the new GIPSA rules correct. Tyson hired his old law firm to represent them as well as one of judge Alito's former clerks, paid a reportedly $100,000.00 for one brief. One one man from our complex already committed suicide over these issues and another colleague of mine in Alabama who testified in front of Congress did also. We have to stop this power grab. We have the best government money can buy and it has been bought. Poultry farmers are scared to do anything about it because they know anything they do will result in retaliation, bankruptcy, and all of their assets being taken from them. I was president of our local poultry grower's association and my Agricultural Fair Practices Act claim was denied because it wasn't a "cooperative". When I asked John, the guy at the USDA who had done the National Poultry Grower's Association's cooperative agreement, he said that JoAnn Waterfield's attorney's were over in his office area messing around and that they never came around that area before. JoAnn Waterfield was the Bush Administration's GIPSA administrator who left after the completion of an Office of Investigation's report on the agency not doing their job, hiding reports, and other scams came out in Dec. and she disappeared in Jan. Money and power buys the majority in our government today so that we have no truth or justice. They have turned it into "just us" of them and their cronies. I plead for everyone to support the new GIPSA rules so that family farmers can stopped getting farmed by the meat mafia. We are slowly losing our country and the rule of law. We have the rule of men--- very, very, rich men who rub elbows and influence our politicians and judges. They are changing all the rules to their favor and ignoring jury findings. Tom Terry 931-247-1684 I am one of the farmers who has had a huge problem with the U.S. government over these issues. Our complex is literally being destroyed over the lack of enforcement of this market law at the meat packer’s request. I was denied being able to watch my chickens get weighed and under the last administration, the “investigations” by GIPSA were rigged. The courts have denied me a trial (the judge I got was former U.S. Attorney who got Tyson off of our Shelbyville, TN plant’s illegal alien case and then GW Bush appointed him as a federal judge) based on their legislating from the bench with this “Competitive harm” the new GIPSA rules correct. Tyson hired his old law firm to represent them as well as one of judge Alito’s former clerks, paid a reportedly $100,000.00 for one brief.

One one man from our complex already committed suicide over these issues and another colleague of mine in Alabama who testified in front of Congress did also. We have to stop this power grab.

We have the best government money can buy and it has been bought. Poultry farmers are scared to do anything about it because they know anything they do will result in retaliation, bankruptcy, and all of their assets being taken from them.

I was president of our local poultry grower’s association and my Agricultural Fair Practices Act claim was denied because it wasn’t a “cooperative”. When I asked John, the guy at the USDA who had done the National Poultry Grower’s Association’s cooperative agreement, he said that JoAnn Waterfield’s attorney’s were over in his office area messing around and that they never came around that area before. JoAnn Waterfield was the Bush Administration’s GIPSA administrator who left after the completion of an Office of Investigation’s report on the agency not doing their job, hiding reports, and other scams came out in Dec. and she disappeared in Jan.

Money and power buys the majority in our government today so that we have no truth or justice. They have turned it into “just us” of them and their cronies.

I plead for everyone to support the new GIPSA rules so that family farmers can stopped getting farmed by the meat mafia.

We are slowly losing our country and the rule of law. We have the rule of men— very, very, rich men who rub elbows and influence our politicians and judges. They are changing all the rules to their favor and ignoring jury findings.

Tom Terry
931-247-1684

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