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OCTOBER
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
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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
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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)
JULY
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AMI Updates COOL Web Site to
Reflect Farm Bill Changes
(7-31-08)
COOL Recordkeeping Burdens & Costs
(7-29-08)
Grassley Says COOL Implementation Shouldn't Take too Long
(7-29-08)
USDA Issues Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Interim Final
Rule
(7-28-08)
Getting Ready for
COOL
(7-16-08)
Grant Extended
to Eradicate Scrapie in Colorado Sheep, Goats
(7-15-08)
U.S. Food Safety Programs Lag Behind Other Countries, Says GAO
(7-15-08)
20,000 Farms Enrolled in State Animal ID System
(7-14-08)
Legal Defense Fund Files Suit to Stop Animal ID Program
(7-14-08)
Datamars Unveiled New RFID Website
(7-1-08)
USDA Approves Swine ID Tag
(7-1-08)
JUNE
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Discussion in Cattle Country: Animal ID
(6-30-08)
Cattle Identification: Record
Keeping “It’s The COOL Thing To Do!”
(6-24-08)
Experts Tout Animal ID Plan
(6-19-08)
USDA Trying to
Avoid Mandatory Animal ID as COOL Approaches
(6-12-08)
A Futuristic
Linkage of Animals and Electronics
(6-6-08)
Ag Journalist
Challenges NAIS Premise Confidentiality
(6-3-08)
MAY
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Cattle Identification: Osborne
Releases New ID-Logger™ Handheld Reader
(5-28-08)
Cattle Update: COOL Is Back…Again
(5-23-08)
Electronic Tagging of Livestock Gets Mixed Response
(5-23-08)
Legal Defense Tries to Stop Animal ID in it's Tracks
(5-16-08)
COOL Implementation Could Benefit from NAIS
(5-12-08)
APRIL
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GlobalVetLink Electronic Signature Advancement Approved by USDA
(4-18-08)
Jolley: Five
Minutes With Neil Hammerschmidt
(4-18-08)
Prominent State Vet Applauds NAIS
Shift to Animal Health
(4-16-08)
Rules Eased for Fair Exhibitors’
ID
(4-14-08)
World's Top Vet Champions Animal
ID
(4-11-08)
Lawmaker Calls for New USDA
Approach on Animal ID
(4-9-08)
Advanced ID Announces Breakthrough in China for RFID Tire Tag
(4-3-08)
USDA IDs New Benefits of Animal ID
System
(4-3-08)
Secretary Schafer Stands by Voluntary NAIS
(4-1-08)
MARCH
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Jolley: Five Minutes With Dr.
Robert Fourdraine
(3-21-08)
USDA
Recognizes West Virginia For Premise Identification Progress
(3-18-08)
Jolley: The
Cart & The Horse – The Controversy Behind NAIS
(3-13-08)
Peterson Again Backs Mandatory
National Animal ID
(3-4-08)
RFID Preparing to Move Out of $6
Billion Chinese National ID Program’s
Shadow, Says ABI Research
(3-4-08)
Senate Panel Rejects Change to
Animal ID Law
(3-4-08)
FEBRUARY
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Animal ID Ban Dead this Year
(2-17-08)
Livestock Tracking Delay May Put US Herd at Risk
(2-7-08)
AgInfoLink Launches Verified Cattle Listing Service
(2-5-08)
AgInfoLink to Maintain Supply Chain Management System for Cloned
Livestock (2-5-08)
Datamars Brings Leading-edge RFID-based Textile Identification
Solutions to Nursing Home Sector
(2-4-08)
Five Minutes With Dr. John Wiemers, USDA, APHIS, NAIS
(2-1-08)
JANUARY
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Animal ID Program Prompts Skepticism
(1-28-08)
Digital Angel’s Recent Acquisition of
Geissler Technologies Expands Company’s
Commercial Relationship with Schering-Plough
(1-28-08)
Electronic Identification of Sheep Might Offer Big Benefits
(1-25-08)
Legislature Votes to
Keep 'Premise' ID Voluntary
(1-25-08)
Legislature Debates Animal ID Program
(1-22-08)
Premise ID Remains Focus for BOAH
(1-21-08)
Lawmakers Should Halt Animal ID Program
(1-19-08)
Farmers Fear a Barnyard Big Brother
(1-14-08)
Cattle Identification: NAIS - The Benefits of a Voluntary Program
(1-9-08)
Producers Air Concerns About Animal ID; Ill. Ag
Director, Hartke, Explains Program Goals
(1-9-08)
Auction Yards Fight Canadian Border Cattle Rule
(1-7-08)
Brazilian Team Headed to Europe to Fight Beef Restrictions
(1-7-08)
EU Ambassador Accuses U.S. of Double Standard on Beef Trade
(1-7-08)
Livestock ID Program Raising Eyebrows, Tempers
(1-5-08)
DECEMBER
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Mandatory Livestock ID Works in the U.K.
(12-26-07)
Congress Slashes Animal ID Funding
(12-24-07)
A Business Plan to Advance Animal Disease Traceability
(12-19-07)
Cloning Companies Set Database to Track Animals
(12-19-07)
The Facts About Traceability
(12-19-07)
National Animal Identification System; User Guide and Additional
Information Resources
(12-19-07)
USDA Takes Another Step Towards Advancing Animal Disease
Traceability in the U.S.
(12-19-07)
National Animal ID
(12-17-07)
USDA and Its Partners Continue to Register National Animal
Identification System Success
(12-17-07)
K-State Tests Animal ID System That Might Detect Cattle Disease
Before Physical Signs Appear
(12-15-07)
Animal Identification and Disease Management are Closely Linked
(12-10-07)
New ID Will Be Needed for Fair Livestock Exhibits
(12-10-07)
Farmers Split on Identifying Their Livestock (12-9-07)
Heineman Announces Registration Milestone for Livestock Premises
(12-8-07)
State Ag Director Will Defend Premises ID Number Mandate at Hancock County Meeting
There is Movement on Senate Farm Bill (12-8-07)
U.S. Still Struggles to Create Effective Animal ID System
(12-7-07)
National Animal Identification System; Updated Program Standards
(12-5-07)
Farmers Face Deadline on Federal ID Program
(12-4-07)
State Fair Stands by Premise ID Policy
(12-1-07)
NOVEMBER
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Delivering $1 Million for Electronic Sheep ID System
(11-30-07)
National Cattlemens Foundation Partners with USDA to Register
Premises as Part of the National Animal Identification System
(11-30-07)
RFID Tags to Track Livestock Health, Age and Origin (11-29-07)
Intelleflex Demos Long-Distance Cattle Tags (11-26-07)
Five Minutes With Brad Klaassen, Animal ID Coordinator, Oklahoma
Department Of Ag
(11-23-07)
Animal ID Rule Could
Hurt Livestock Shows; Local Producers Say Rule Uses Youth to Reach
ID Sign-Up Goal
(11-20-07)
Smart-tek Completes Research and
Development On AIMS Software Targeted to Meet the USDA and NAIS
Specification for Livestock Age Source Verification
(11-13-07)
Costa View Farms
Milks Savings From RFID
(11-12-07)
Five Minutes with Bruce Knight, Undersecretary, USDA
(11-9-07)
Animal Analytics Gets a Dose of RFID
(11-8-07)
One Million Electronic ID Tags Purchased by Michigan Beef and Dairy
Producers
(11-8-07)
More Than 10,000 North Carolina Farms Join NCFarmID Program
(11-6-07)
OCTOBER
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IMI Global Selected as Primary Technology Provider for Humane Farm
Animal Care's USDA Cooperative Agreement Program
(10-31-07)
Premises ID Requirement Adopted for Illinois Fairs
(10-31-07)
Market Driving Greater Cattle Traceability
(10-24-07)
Vsurance, Inc. Acquires Animal Tracking Technology, Animal-ID
(10-24-07)
Animal ID a Priority for USDA and Pork Producers
(10-20-07)
USDA Purchases Electronic ID Tags to Advance Animal Disease Control
Capability
(10-19-07)
Cattle Identification: State Premises Registration Stats as of
10/15/2007
(10-18-07)
Opposition Grows Against Federal Plan to Register Individual Animals
(10-15-07)
USDA Announces Cooperative Agreement Funds for National Animal
Identification System Outreach and Education
(10-12-07)
USDA Approves Two Additional Animal Identification Devices for Use
in the National Animal Identification System
(10-11-07)
Superior Selects Destron Fearing Tags for PVP
(10-8-07)
Animal ID Program Loses Steam
(10-7-07)
One Out of Three Illinois Livestock
Farms Enrolled in National Animal ID
(10-5-07)
National Animal ID System Subject of Legal Action
(10-1-07)
NIAA NEWS RELEASES:
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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) |
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
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