Thoughts From The Middle of Nowhere

Category: HIS/NAIS

  • The Need For Nais

    Walter at <a href="http://nonais.org/">NoNAIS.org</a> brings us some interesting information about the <a href="http://nonais.org/index.php/2006/02/28/usda-no-need-for-nais/">need for <acronym title="National Animal Identification System">NAIS</acronym></a>. All along the government has proclaimed that Nais is necessary to control diseases like <acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym>. According to the <a href="http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~comm/bsefaq.html">US Food and Drug Administration</a>;<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Are the protective measures in place sufficient to…

  • False Information

    <a href="http://www.meatnews.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Article&artNum=11085">AUSTRALIANS ANGERED OVER IDENTIFICATION RULES</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Australian beef producers have hit out at the imposition of a mandatory livestock identification system, which they say erodes the sector

  • Eartags and Identification

    My friend in New York has a great picture up of what <a href="http://northviewdiary.blogspot.com/2006/02/this-is-what-happens-with-ear-tags.html">exactly happens</a> to the type of tags the <acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym> wants us to use in this <acronym title="National Animal Identification System">NAIS</acronym> scheme. I couldn't agree more, I see this…

  • Australia Animal ID Broken

    <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/rural/content/2005/s1529007.htm">Livestock ID system not working, says agent</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>The largest cattle agent at the biggest saleyards in Australia says the National Livestock Identification System equipment is not up to scratch and needs to be replaced.<br />n<br />nIt has been five months since Queensland's Roma saleyards spent $300,000 upgrading their facilities to cope with the…

  • Blowing Smoke

    So what is my favorite organization to hate, the United States Department of Agriculture (<acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym>), up to now. First they say they are <a href="http://www.farmandranchguide.com/articles/2006/01/30/ag_news/updates/update01.txt">abandoning the private database concept of National Animal Identification System (<acronym title="National Animal Identification System">NAIS</acronym>)</a> when talking…

  • Private Database and NAIS

    <a href="http://www.farmandranchguide.com/articles/2006/01/30/ag_news/updates/update01.txt"><acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym> abandons private database concept for <acronym title="National Animal Identification System">NAIS</acronym></a><br />n<br />n<blockquote><acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym>, after hearing strong opposition from the industry, has abandoned its earlier decision to…

  • Real Helpful.

    An interesting list of organizations to help producers number their critters for the "voluntary" National Animal Identification System (<acronym title="National Animal Identification System">NAIS</acronym>).<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2006/01/29/build/business/45-livestock.inc">Livestock producer registration offered</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>For more information about registering premises, contact one of these organizations: Montana Beef Network at (406) 994-4323, Montana Department of Livestock at (406) 444-7323, Montana…

  • Another Thought on the USDA

    One of the whole reasons behind the push for the National Animal Identification System (<acronym title="National Animal Identification System">NAIS</acronym>) by the <acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym> is animal diseases such as bird flu. Yesterday <a href="http://nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/1508-<acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for…

  • Australian Perspective on NAIS

    <a href="http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/060123/15/3y45t.html">R-CALF Mtg: Australian Cattleman Tells Of ID Shortcomings</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>From cattle producer Athol Economou's perspective, Australia's national animal identification system is virtually useless, and the true costs are unknown.<br />n<br />n Economou, also a representative of the Australian Beef Association, made his remarks Friday at the R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America's annual convention in…

  • An ID Number Never Stopped a Disease

    Another excellent editorial about the National Animal Identification System (<acronym title="National Animal Identification System">NAIS</acronym>) that is worth a read.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://magic-city-news.com/article_5192.shtml"><acronym title="National Animal Identification System">NAIS</acronym>: What Does it Take to Raise an Alarm These Days?</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Over the past couple of years, we've been subjected to a series of media scares relating to our…