Category: 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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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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What’s the Surprise
<a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/J/JAPAN_BEEF_BATTLE?SITE=MTBIL&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">Japanese shun U.S. beef, eat Australian</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Kenji Miyoda, savoring a bowl of rice topped with beef from Australia, raw egg and spicy sauce, believes Australian beef is far safer than American beef.<br />n<br />n"It tastes OK, it's cheap, and it fills me up," the 27-year-old banker said gobbling down his 450 yen ($4)…
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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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Damn
<a href="http://www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom/content/2006/03/bsestatement3-13-06_vs.shtml"> Statement by <acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym> Chief Veterinary Officer John Clifford (DVM) Regarding Positive <acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym> Test Results</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>
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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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Money To Burn
Boy, it must be nice to have all that money to burn on a facility designed and built by Dr. Temple Grandin.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/03/05/news/business/45-stock.txt">Facility will handle livestock peacefully</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A new livestock handling facility that will have curved chutes, round pens and other stress-reducing innovations will be built this year at Montana State University's…