Welcome to the absurd circus of cattle traceability!
Yes, you heard it correctly! The government has decided to unleash a “mandatory electronic traceability system” for our beloved cattle, bubalines, and those majestic cervids, set to kick off March 1, 2025. It’s like the government took a look at our livestock and thought, “What do they really need? A tech upgrade!” It’s a bit like putting a GPS tracker on your dog… that you then lose in a field. Good luck finding Rufus, he’s lost in a maze of data!
Now, the news has split the agricultural community like a watermelon at a summer picnic! And one particularly vocal contestant in this drama is José Perkins, a producer from Pehuajó and a proud member of the National Network of Self-convoked. He’s got some *serious* concerns, and I mean, his worries are louder than a cow mooing at midnight. His first question? “What the hell is an electronic caravan?” The only electronic caravan I’m familiar with is my last family road trip – and believe me, it didn’t involve any traceability!
He goes on to outline a rather dismal picture: “246,000 heads lost due to drought!” That’s right, drought! Meanwhile, the bureaucrats are sitting comfortably in their offices, conjuring up regulations that sound as helpful as a chocolate teapot. José’s conclusion? More restrictions, less freedom – it sounds like a one-way ticket to a governments’ feedback form, and no one wants to fill that in!
And let’s talk about these “electronic caravans.” Perkins claims they won’t do a thing for market expansion or disease control. Instead, they’re more like the annoying overzealous bouncer at a nightclub, deciding who gets to enter based on an arbitrary electronic list! “Those fancy chips just restrict our freedom,” he yells, with fervor akin to an over-caffeinated teacher on the last day of school.
The producer also questions why this can’t be a choice instead of a mandate. “Whoever wants to do it should do it but not force the rest,” Well, José, if only life came with a voluntary system for things we didn’t want to do! I mean, I’d love to volunteer for less paperwork and more lasagna – where’s the certification for that?
But wait, there’s more! Perkins even has a notion that he summarizes in flavors of political drama: “This is a tool for a socialist government!” He’s practically wagging his finger at those suspected communists like he’s caught them swapping labels on his jam jars. You can almost picture him exclaiming, “Next thing you know, they’ll be chipping my grandmother to trace her ice-cream consumption!”
In classic “every farmer for himself” fashion, Perkins criticizes the Minister of Economy’s policies for being as useful as a screen door on a submarine. Out came the words, “We’re not represented by union entities anymore!” Well, my friend, the only ones that seem represented here are the cows, and they’re just picturing endless fields and the occasional bucket of grain.
The real kicker, though? Perkins argues that these measures could make livestock farming as appealing as installing cable TV in a blackout. “If you’re going to enhance value through traceability, why not let the industry certify at the point of origin without mandating everybody?” Just imagine, a world where farmers can do as they please rather than following a regimented list that even Santa would shake his head at. “Now, that… that sounds like a Christmas miracle!”
In the end, the National Network of Self-convoked stands tall with Perkins, rallying around the banner of “More freedom, less tyranny!” So, folks, keep an eye out for cattle with chips and a crew promoting free-range policies. Who will win in this digital showdown? Buckle up, it’s going to be a bumpy ride in the electronic caravan!
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Following the Government’s officialization of the implementation of a new individual, electronic and mandatory traceability system for cattle, bubalines and cervids, which will gradually come into force on March 1, 2025, Acceptance in the field has divided waters. One of the voices of rejection was José Perkins, producer of Pehuajó and member of the National Network of Self-convoked, who left this weekend against the mandatory nature of the so-called and announced chipping.
In a video published on the X’s personal account of his brother Juan Martín, emphasized: “I would like to know what the hell this electronic caravan thing is. Guys, you don’t know the country, you don’t know that in the northern departments of Santa Fe 246,000 heads have been lost due to drought Who advises the President? Where are the pseudo representations of agriculture saying that this is wrong, that it does not correspond. They promised us more freedom and what they are putting is more restrictions What topics are they talking about; Why are they going to Brazil, representing what?”
Then he continued: “Electronic caravans do not expand markets, they do not cure diseases. The only thing they are: restrictive measures. The field is very happy with the substantive discussions that are taking place, because the resources that are collected in the field have been wasted on Aerolíneas Argentinas, on the universities, on a lot of things, as well as the other things that are taxed, as in tolls, in fuel taxes. There is a working, entrepreneurial class that puts, puts, puts and what they are inventing are more restrictions. We have all the potential to grow and to be a real power and we are looking at how we can get slices out of the same leather.”
in dialogue THE NATION, The producer explained the reasons for his post. “We support any measure that brings more freedom, not less. And this is going to bring less freedom because it is the perfect tool for a socialist government. Milei will not last a lifetime and a next government that agrees with other ideas, with this, in one click you can control all the herds and if someone has more than 40,000 heads you can make them deposit 20% to the internal market,” he remarked.
“It really is a restrictive stocking. We are putting a ball on the court that is made of lead and we have to tell people to put on their steel cleats. The electronic caravan is a fantastic tool, I am not against technology but this is going to take many people off the field: it polarizes the business much more and distorts the market. If the Government demonstrates that the property is going to be worth twice as much, we would have to get these small producers to help them do things better but that is not going to happen,” he assured.
In this context, the producer asked himself “why can’t we do what the industry does by certifying the product at origin?” “Whoever wants to do it should do it but not force the rest to do it, let it be voluntary. That it is mandatory is communist, by Axel Kicillof [cuando fue ministro de Economía en el gobierno de Cristina Kirchner] He was encouraged to do so. The policies that are made are to expand markets and yet you have restrictions within the country: we intend to sell to Japan what we cannot sell to Patagonia,” he added.
Para Perkins, The bad advice on agricultural issues from officials close to the Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo, “is a main part of the problem, added to the absence of policies on the part of the Liaison Table”: “We are not represented by the union entities, it has been a long time since we producers felt represented because they do not support the genuine demands of the field.”
In this sense, the National Network of Self-convoked People gave its support to Milei in everything that has to do with more freedom, not less. “Why force everyone? “You cannot export, certifying traceability without forcing everyone like any industrialist does.”
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