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Animal Identification

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AUGUST
Senate Keeps Animal ID on Life Support (8-5-09)

JULY
Jolley:  NAIS - It Ain't Over Until the Fat Lady Sings (7-28-09)

Court Tosses Out Michigan Farmer-led Suit Seeking End of NAIS (7-22-09)

Wisconsin Premises ID Case Involving Amish Moving Forward (7-21-09)

Senate Panel’s USDA Spending Bill Doesn’t Cut Off NAIS Funding (7-14-09)

Canada Backs Livestock Tracing (7-11-09)

Senate's $14 million for NAIS Comes Under Fire (7-9-09)

JUNE          (Back to Top)
Confidentiality is Major NAIS Concern (6-30-09)

Rethink Approach to National Animal ID (6-30-09)

National Animal ID? Not Quite Yet (6-14-09)

Federal Livestock ID Proposal Riles Smaller Producers, Colorado Congresswoman (6-7-09)

Legal Defense Fund Asks USDA to Re-Focus Listening Tour on Search for Workable Food Safety and Animal Health Solutions (6-2-09)

MAY          (Back to Top)
Ranchers Still Oppose Animal ID (5-18-09)

New E-mail Address, Phone Number to Pre-register for NAIS Sessions (5-15-09)

Vilsack Holds Listening Session in Fort Collins on NAIS (5-11-09)

Tracking Diseased Animals: A System in Need of Repair (5-7-09)

Joint Subcommittee Reviews National Animal Identification System (5-5-09)

APRIL         (Back to Top)
Speak Out About Animal Identification (4-30-09)

USDA Releases Study on the Cost of NAIS (4-29-09)

Next NAIS Congressional Hearing May 5; Listen in Via the Internet (4-28-09)

Cattle ID System Cost Too High? (4-20-09)

Secretary Gets NAIS Earful (4-17-09)

Thune, Enzi: USDA Needs To Show Ranchers Ins & Outs Of Animal ID (4-17-09)

Vilsack Seeks Dialogue With Producers & Stakeholders On NAIS (4-15-09)

Court Ruling on NAIS Favors Producers' Privacy Rights: NCBA (4-13-09)

Judge Says NAIS Records Exempt From Federal Information Act (4-6-09)

Peterson Pushing USDA Toward Mandatory NAIS (4-6-09)

Malaysia First in Asia to Use RFID on Livestock (4-4-09)

MARCH          (Back to Top)
SD Senator Tim Johnson on Board in Opposing NAIS  (3-20-09)

Financial Incentives for Producers to Participate in NAIS Discussed  (3-13-09)  

AVMA Testifies Before Congress On Animal Identification Systems, Urges Mandatory NAIS The American Veterinary  (3-12-09)

Surveying COOL Compliance  (3-12-09)

FEBRUARY         
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NPPC Wants Mandatory Animal ID System  (2-26-09)

Judge Grants NMA Preliminary Injunction on “Downers”  (2-20-09)

JANUARY        
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Enzi, Johnson Ask Obama Administration To Continue COOL  (1-21-09)

USDA Seeking Veterinarians' Help in Promoting NAIS  (1-15-09)

USDA to Unveil Final COOL Rule  (1-8-09)

USDA Moves Funds to Implement COOL  (1-7-09)


DECEMBER       
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Policymakers Eye Animal ID Program  (12-09-08)

Canada Requests Consultations on COOL via WTO  (12-02-08)

NOVEMBER       
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Analysts Assess COOL Impact  (11-20-08)

OCTOBER       
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Animal ID: 13 States Now Exceed 50 Percent Premises Registered  (10-23-08)

Cargill & JBS Swift will use "Product of USA" Label  (10-23-08)

USDA Approves Four Additional Visual Identification Tags For Use In The NAIS  (10-22-08)

USDA Announces Cooperative Agreements with Four Tribal Organizations for National Animal Identification Systems and Outreach  (10-20-08)

Tyson to Tighten Beef, Pork COOL Labeling  (10-15-08)

Canadians say COOL Already Hurting Volume and Pricing  (10-08-08)

NPPC Comments on MCOOL  (10-03-08)


COOL Law Begins with 6-Month Phase In  (10-02-08)

SEPTEMBER        (Back to Top)
AMI Says COOL Changes Boost Implementation Costs  (9-30-08)

"Country of Origin" Labeling for Dairy Products Introduced in Senate  (9-30-08)

Industry Scrambles to Meet C.O.O.L. Changes  (9-30-08)

USDA Officials Discuss Country of Origin Labeling Implementation With
Reporters 
(9-30-08)

Efforts Made to Clarify M-COOL  (9-26-08)

Senators Give USDA Laundry List of COOL Changes  (9-26-08)

USCA Applauds Johnson &  Enzi's Letter To Secretary Of Agriculture On COOL  (9-25-08)

Storm Brewing over COOL Implementation  (9-24-08)

USDA to Host COOL Informational Sessions  (9-24-08)

USDA Releases Official Animal Disease Traceability Business Plan  (9-23-08)

USDA Reserves Use of 840 Animal Identification Numbers to Only Livestock Born in the United States  (9-18-08)

CME COOL Seminar Set for Sept. 24  (9-11-08)

Minister Releases Statement on US COOL Rule  (9-9-08)

Livestock Producers Unite on COOL Procedure  (9-4-08)

AUGUST        (Back to Top)
How to Purchase 840 Animal ID Devices  (8-28-08)

COOL may Disrupt Food Marketing Patterns  (8-26-08)

Animal ID Feature: The Next Frontier – Five Rivers Cattle Feeding  (8-25-08)

Country-of-Origin Labeling  (8-22-08)


COOL Considerations For Cow-Calf & Stocker Cattle Producer  (8-8-08)

AngusSource Offers Producers an Opportunity for COOL  (8-7-08)


NIAA NEWS RELEASES:         (Back to Top)

ID INFO EXPO 2009 to Explore Viable Alternatives for Functional Animal Identification in the U.S. (7-1-09)

NIAA Statement Regarding USDA’s Consideration of New Animal ID Approach (01-13-06)

NIAA Survey Suggests Concern for Private Database Among Beef Industry (10-17-05)

NIAA Animal ID Survey Shows Concern for NAIS (10-13-05)

NIAA Comments on NAIS Thinking Paper  (6-24-05)

NIAA Encourages Producers, Stakeholders to Attend ID Listening Sessions 
(7-6-04)

NIAA ID/EXPO Provides Direction for Animal Identification (5-19-04)

ID Technology for Animal Agriculture to be Featured at Chicago Conference 
(5-18-04)

National System for Animal Identification in the U.S. to be Discussed During May Conference in Chicago (5-4-04)

NIAA Supports Veneman's Call for Immediate Implementation of National Animal ID System (1-30-04)

Animal Identification to be Highlighted During National Conference and Trade Show (1-23-03)

Period Extended for Input on U.S. Animal ID Plan (12-4-03)

U.S. is Developing a National Animal Identification Plan to Help Protect Animal Agriculture (8-6-03)

USDA and Industry Developing National Animal Identification Plan (6-13-03)

NAIS Facts and Myths

COOL:  "This site contains a summary of information about the implementation of Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) as it exists under the law as enacted in 2002 and as amended by the 2008 Farm Bill. Mandatory COOL goes into effect on September 30, 2008."


NIAA Animal Identification News Releases

View Proceedings from the ID INFO EXPO 2007 in Kansas City.

View Proceedings from the ID INFO EXPO 2006 in Kansas City.

View Proceedings from the ID INFO EXPO 2005 in Chicago.

View Proceedings from the ID INFO EXPO 2004 in Chicago.

View Proceedings from the ID INFO EXPO 2002 in Chicago.

Animal Agriculture and Identification: Historical Significance
Prepared by National Institution for Animal Agriculture for U.S. Veterinarian 2005


Recent History of Animal Identification
National Food Animal ID Task Force

Visit USAIP.info
USAIP Informational Materials
USAIP Handout


Useful Links
USDA Animal Identification Program
National Animal Identification System (NAIS)
Western Extension Marketing Committee ID Resources 

 


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