She's riding the steer to tell Iowans why she opposes a national animal identification system, or NAIS. This government system would force farmers to keep track all of their animals at all times, by using tags, microchips or other means. King says that would be expensive. "NAIS violates many of our constitutional rights and it's very important that our constitution stays intact. It's also important that our small farms maintain their rights."

Right now, the NAIS program is voluntary here in Iowa. It's mandatory in other states like Michigan and Wisconsin. The Iowa Department of Agriculture says the program is designed to help track sick animals and keep them from getting into the food chain. King says, "Our system here that are intact are working. Everything we're doing is working and we really don't know why the USDA wants it. Nobody's figured it out yet."

State agriculture officials say a mandatory national animal identification system would probably only happen after a major outbreak of livestock illness.

Were the NAIS to be fully implemented as first proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Jauson would have to register her premises with the federal government and be assigned a premises number, as would every other person who owns livestock animals. Then she would have to

Jauson knows this program is an invasion of her private property rights. She knows its implementation will erode the U.S. Constitution. She also knows that the only way to reverse the program is to alert and educate fellow citizens. That