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Animal Identification

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

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

JANUARY
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)

JULY        (Back to Top)
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)


NIAA NEWS RELEASES:         (Back to Top)

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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