Category: HIS/NAIS
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NAIS and The NCBA
Some real interesting news about National Animal Identification System (<acronym title="National Animal Identification System">NAIS</acronym>) over at my other site. <a href="http://www.noanimalid.com/archives/49-Im-Confused.html">Go check it out</a> if you want to see how the <acronym title="National Cattlemans Beef Association, shills for the big meat packers">NCBA</acronym> is just jumping on the bandwagon I advocated months ago. It's interesting.<br />n<br…
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BSE Estimate for US
<a href="http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=2006/04/0143.xml"><acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym> RELEASES <acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym> PREVALENCE ESTIMATE FOR U.S.</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced <acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym>'s estimate of the prevalence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy…
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They Can’t Fool Me
<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2006-04-17-mad-cow-tracking_x.htm">Government won't require birth date in animal tracking system</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A livestock tracking system planned by the government will not include the age of animals, despite the key role age has played in mad cow disease investigations.<br />n<br />nAgriculture Department officials say they don't want to overburden ranchers and can track most birth dates.<br…
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Not Mandatory, Yet
<a href="http://www.farmfutures.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=CD26BEDECA4A4946A1283CC7786AEB5A&nm=News&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&nid=2B5B435BBE6A4B9AA6848821D72B364F"><acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym> Outlines Plan, Benchmarks for National Animal ID Implementation</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A new proposal from <acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym> outlines timelines and benchmarks for the establishment of the National Animal…
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Get A Clue
I think Mike John, President of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (<acronym title="National Cattlemans Beef Association, shills for the big meat packers">NCBA</acronym>), really needs to get a clue about what cattle producers want.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.farmfutures.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=CD26BEDECA4A4946A1283CC7786AEB5A&nm=News&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&nid=A1C075302ADE4D28BFD74A36A046173E">Livestock National ID Sign-ups S-l-u-g-g-i-s-h</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>The president of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association says in states where premises identification…
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Beating the Drum
<a href="http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49321">Government's idea of 'tracking' animals</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Reaction to the National Animal Identification System is shining a light on a growing problem that independent producers believe is threatening the entire livestock industry. Vertical marketing practices in the meat processing industry, combined with the industry's access to and influence on the Department of Agriculture and Congress,…
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The Problem is Not Cattlemen
Where does the problem lie with opening up the markets across the sea to US Beef? With the Cattleman not ID tagging their animals or the big meat packers who keep shipping meat overseas that doesn't meet the standards for importation into other countries?<br />n<br />n<a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/11/content_4290885.htm">HK suspends beef imports from U.S. processing plant</a><br />n<br…
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Japan Unsure
<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/06/AR2006030600142.html">Japan says unclear if U.S. beef actions would work</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Japan's vice farm minister said on Monday it is unclear if actions proposed by Washington would help prevent shipments of banned U.S. beef to Japan.</blockquote><br />n<br />nMore stonewalling from Japan on the beef issue. Not surprising but it would be nice to get this…
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Voluntary
Voluntary:<br />n1 : proceeding from the will or from one's own choice or consent<br />n2 : unconstrained by interference : SELF-DETERMINING<br />n3 : done by design or intention : INTENTIONAL (voluntary manslaughter)<br />n4 : of, relating to, subject to, or regulated by the will (voluntary behavior)<br />n5 : having power of free choice<br />n6 :…