Category: meat packers
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Talking Out His ***
R-Calf's new leader needs to take a long walk off a short pier.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2006/01/22/build/state/22-rcalf-group.inc">R-CALF's new leader wants to expand group</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>The new leader of R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America wants to change perceptions of the group that some in the cattle industry describe as protectionist or out of the mainstream, because of…
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The USDA is Out of Control
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2006/01/19/build/nation/75-usda-audit.inc"><acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym> faked anti-competition investigations, audit says</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>The Agriculture Department has pretended to investigate anti-competitive behavior among stockyards and meat companies since 1999, but in hundreds of cases it hasn't actually filed complaints, says an audit released Wednesday.<br />n<br />nSenior…
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This is Supposed to Make Me Feel Good?
<blockquote>A private group has been formed to oversee the National Animal Identification System. The United States Animal Identification Organization held their first meeting via teleconference this week, where the board's first three members were elected.<br />n<br />nOne leader of the organization is <acronym title="National Cattlemans Beef Association, shills for the big meat packers">NCBA</acronym> member Rick…
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Simply Criminal
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2006/01/11/build/business/45-canada-meat.inc">Report: Canadian meat imports continued despite bad inspections</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Two years ago, U.S. food safety officials warned that Canadian meat and poultry inspections were lacking, yet the Agriculture Department refused to stop the flow of imports from Canada, a department investigation found.</blockquote><br />n<br />nSo, Canadian meat processors don't meet the standards as required yet…
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Herd Identification
I normally don't link to opinion pieces but this one gets an exception.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=48237">The mark of the beast</a><br />n<br />nThe piece is about the National Animal Identification System (<acronym title="National Animal Identification System">NAIS</acronym>) and the problems with it.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Everyone wants a safe, abundant and affordable food supply, which America has enjoyed for…