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Industry News

JANUARY

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Presentations Addressing the Identification Requirements for Sheep and Goats Eradication of Scrapie are Now Available (1-18-12)

Calculating The Impact Of COOL (1-4-12)

DECEMBER

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High-End Beef Consumers Will Pay For Traceability (12-30-11)

IBM Tracks Pork Chops From Pig To Plate (12-19-11)

More Cattle ID Coming To Minnesota and U.S. (12-19-11)

System to Track Hogs In Case Of Disease (12-3-11)

New Identification Rule Coming For Nebraska Cattle, Bison (12-1-11)

NOVEMBER

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Dec. 9 Deadline for Comments on USDA’s Proposed ADT Rule (11-25-11)

Livestock Identification Tags Ensure Cattle And Food Safety (11-25-11)

Commentary: Traceability Is Like A Bad Penny (11-11-11)

OCTOBER

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Livestock Traceability Economic Assessment (10-7-11)

USDA Extends Comment Period for Proposed Rule on Traceability (10-7-11)

SEPTEMBER

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Livestock ID/Traceability Economic Assessment (9-27-11)

WLIC Unveils Future Direction (9-21-11)

USDA Announces Public Meeting on Traceability for Livestock Moving Interstate and the Bovine Tuberculosis Program (9-16-11)

Bovine TB Study Reaffirms Need for National ID (9-10-11)

Govt To Strengthen Traceability In BC Beef Industry (9-6-11)

National Sheep ID Needed (9-5-11)

Farm and Ranch Groups Want USDA to Extend Animal ID Comment Period (9-1-11)

AUGUST

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Electronic Identification To Improve Health & Safety (8-31-11)

Impact Of The USDA Proposed Traceability Rule On Wisconsin Livestock Producers (8-24-11)

Fair Livestock Can't Escape IDs (8-21-11)

What’s Your Take On USDA’s Proposed Animal ID Program? (8-17-11)

National Animal Disease Traceability Program Necessary to Protect Animal Health, States AVMA (8-9-11)

USDA Seeks Comments On The Proposed Rule For Animal Disease Traceability (8-9-11)

Digital Angel Closes Sale of its Animal ID Business to Allflex (8-8-11)

JULY

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Clifford Clarifies Traceability Plans, Branding (7-29-11)

Where's the Beef? Michigan State Aims to Find Out (7-4-11)

As US Looks to Trace Meat from Hoof to Plate, Western Ranchers Fight Push to Give Up Brands (7-1-11)

South Korea to Track Pork Origins (7-1-11)

JUNE

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Canadian Sheep Identification Program (CSIP) Key Milestones for Mandatory RFID Tags (6-30-11)

Cattle Industry Takes Paddock-to-Plate Tagging With a Pinch of Salt (6-22-11)

Horses' Health to be Tracked by Microchips (6-22-11)

95% Have Swine Premises ID (6-1-11)

MAY

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New Signs Encouraging Producers to Tag Sheep and Goats to Comply with Scrapie Requirements are Now Available (5-25-11)

Smartphones and Steaks: MSU Research Working to Change the Concept of "Know Your Food" (5-16-11)

Destron Fearing Corporation to Be Acquired by Allflex USA, Inc. for $25 Million (5-10-11)

RFID Tags Put Under the Microscope (5-9-11)

APRIL

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Cattle Tracking Won't Slow Sale Process: Alberta Study (4-27-11)

USDA Brand Decision Burns Ranchers (4-27-11)

Pilot Project Shows Success of Traceability Systems (4-26-11)

Disease Traceability – Dr. Robert Fourdraine (4-21-11)

Meat Exports: Protecting Our Position (4-14-11)

USDA Preparing Final Outline for NAIS (4-14-11)

Amid Neighboring States' Concerns, Wyoming Toughens Rules to ID Cattle from Brucellosis Zone (4-12-11)

MARCH

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Nebraska Mandates Tougher ID Requirements for Imported Cattle (3-28-11)

Commentary: Traceability Plan Taking Shape -- Maybe (3-16-11)

More Money Earmarked for Livestock Tracing (3-11-11)

Wisconsin Posts 1 Millionth RFID (3-4-11)

Colorado Wants More ID for Yellowstone-area Cattle (3-2-11)

EU Moves Closer to COOL Regulations (3-1-11)

FEBRUARY

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Canada: New Traceability Programs for Sheep, Elk Producers Introduced (2-24-11)

Animal Health, Traceability Top APHIS Agenda (2-21-11)

Canada Invests $3.7 Million to Strengthen Swine Traceability (2-11-11)

Livestock ID Helps Find Animals After Yasi (2-8-11)

USDA’S Animal Disease Traceability Proposal (2-2-11)

NIAA News Releases

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2009

ID•INFO EXPO 2009: Presentations Available Online (9-1-09)

2007

ID•INFO EXPO 2007 Virtual Media Center: Bruce Knight (8-30-07)

ID•INFO EXPO 2007 Virtual Media Center: Update Day Two (8-30-07)

ID•INFO EXPO 2007 Virtual Media Center: Update Day One (8-29-07)

2006

ID•INFO EXPO 2006 Virtual Media Center: Update Final Day (8-24-06)

Industry Speaks Out on National Animal Identification:  Survey reveals experts opinion of National Animal ID (8-24-06)

ID•INFO EXPO 2006 Virtual Media Center: Update Day Two (8-23-06)

ID•INFO EXPO 2006 Virtual Media Center: Update Day One (8-22-06)

NIAA Statement Regarding USDA's Consideration of New Animal ID Approach (1-3-06)

2005

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

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

ID•INFO EXPO 2005 Provides Assessment on NAIS, Showcases Technology (10-3-05)

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

NIAA CEO Conveys U.S. Commitment to Implement Animal Traceability System (4-20-05)

ID Panel Reports Positive Producer Acceptance; Issues Still to Be Addressed at Markets (4-11-05)

NIAA Annual Meeting Provides First-Hand Update on Animal Identification: 2009 given as goal for mandatory ID (4-11-05)

2004

Confidentiality and Data Housing Give Way to Funding, Producer Participation as NAIS' Major Concerns: NIAA Opinion Survey (11-8-04)

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

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

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

2002

National Food Animal Identification Task Force Established (6-4-02)

NIAA Publications

2010

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Confidentiality and National Animal Identification (March, News & Information for Animal Agriculture)

USDA's New Framework for Animal Disease Traceability Topic of NIAA Committee Meeting (March, News & Information for Animal Agriculture)

2009

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THE ID MANDATE:  Meeting Consumer and Government Demands (June, Animal Agriculture Quarterly)

2008

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AMS Encourages Program Participants to Use the NAIS (Summer, Animal Agriculture Quarterly)

ID•INFO Workshop Results in NAIS Business Plan Comment Document to USDA (Summer, Animal Agriculture Quarterly)

NAIS Opponent Challenges USDA (Fall, Animal Agriculture Quarterly)

Traceabiltity Requires Industry Participation (Winter, Animal Agriculture Quarterly)

USDA Asks Veterinarains for Help with NAIS (Winter, Animal Agriculture Quarterly)

2007

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Another Step Toward NAIS Success (Summer, Cattle Health Report, Equine Health Report, Sheep & Goat Health Report)

APHIS Lists 7 Strategies Being Developed for Business Plan (Fall/Winter, Animal Agriculture Quarterly, Cattle Health Report, Equine Health Report, Poultry Health Report, Sheep & Goat Health Report, Swine Health Report)

Brand New NAIS Working Group (Summer, Animal Agriculture Quarterly, Cattle Health Report)

Clifford Reports NAIS Progress to NIAA ID Committee (Summer, Animal Agriculture Quarterly, Cattle Health Report, Equine Health Report, Poultry Health Report, Sheep & Goat Health Report, Swine Health Report)

Dr. Clifford Announces NAIS Business Plan in the Making (Fall/Winter, Animal Agriculture Quarterly)

FFA to Assist with NAIS Implementation (Summer, Cattle Health Report, Equine Health Report, Sheep & Goat Health Report)

ID•INFO EXPO Survery:  Animal Disease Control 'Biggest Need,' U.S. Lagging Behind Other Countries (Fall/Winter, Animal Agriculture Quarterly, Swine Health Report)

Livestock Premises Registration:  It Works! (Summer, Equine Health Report)

NAIS a Valuable Tool During Blizzard Recovery (Spring, Cattle Health Report, Equine Health Report, Sheep & Goat Health Report)

NEW NAIS Report Highlights Lessons Learned 2004 Pilot Projects (Summer, Cattle Health Report, Equine Health Report, Swine Health Report)

NPB Expands Premises ID Efforts (Summer, Swine Health Report)

Pork Board, FFA Get USDA Premises Registration Grants (Summer, Animal Agriculture Quarterly)

Under Secretary Knight Underscores Importance of NAIS (Fall/Winter, Animal Agriculture Quarterly)

USDA Endorses International Standards for Animal ID Technologies (Spring, Equine Health Report, Sheep & Goat Health Report)

USDA/APHIS Clarifies ID Requirements of NAIS, NSEP, SFCP (Spring, Sheep & Goat Health Report)

Presentations

2010-2011 Resolutions

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