Fri, 13 Jan 2006

USDA Using Satellites to Monitor Farmers

Man, this is scary shit on several levels - ever see the movie Enemy of the State? And I was wondering about enforcement mechanisms for NAIS ... no longer. Remember: it's not paranoia if they really are out to get you!

AP - Satellite images are now increasingly turning up in courtrooms across the nation as the Agriculture Department's Risk Management Agency cracks down on farmers involved in crop insurance fraud.

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On 1/13/2006 20:43:36
Walter Jeffries wrote

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