Category: usda
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After The Fact
I just love the way things work sometimes. It really shows the power the large compamies have over the <acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym>. I never commented on the situation but this summer rice producers in the US had a big problem. It seems like…
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Animal ID Update
<a href="http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=62914" title="Who Are These People?">Livestock Industry Panel Favors US Animal ID System</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Livestock and meat industry experts said Wednesday they generally were in favor of having a national animal identification program for disease control, but articulated concerns with the current, developing program.</blockquote><br />n<br />nSo industry leaders are all for animal ID, but are…
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At it Again
Well R-calf is at it again.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.r-calfusa.com/News%20Releases/071306-canada's.htm">Canada’s Latest <acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym> Case in Youngest Animal Yet; <acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym> Must Rescind Final Rule</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Today the Canadian government confirmed its fourth positive case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (<acronym title="Bovine Spongiform…
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Canadian BSE
I have not commented on the latest <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/07/05/news/state/65-mad-cow.txt">cow with <acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym> in Canada</a> because testing caught it and it was an older cow born before the 1997 feed ban. In a way the whole <acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym> thing has become a non issue to the public and with other things going…
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USDA Fights for Canadian Cattle
USDA stands for United States Department of Agriculture. I repeat United States. Check this out.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.r-calfusa.com/061406-usda.htm"><acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym>’s Inconsistent <acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym> Policies Continue to Cost U.S. Cattle Industry Billions</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Following the December 2003 discovery in Washington state of…
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Good News
<a href="http://www.brownfieldnetwork.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=AD9F076C-0DCF-162A-79F8572C98CC4BE3">Japanese steer suspected of <acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym> tests negative</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Tests of a 20-month-old Japanese steer for bovine spongiform encephalopathy have come back negative. The steer was slaughtered last week and initially tested positive for <acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym>, but according to wire reports, further tests showed that the young Holstein did not…
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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,…