Monday, February 8, 2010

USDA Nixes National Animal ID

AP Writer YAKIMA, Wash. — The US Department of Agriculture has announced it has abandoned a program that was intended to trace the movement of farm animals... More
Yankton Daily Press ( 2/8/2010 5:49:54 PM -08:00 )

Industry Groups Respond to NAIS Announcemment
Last Friday, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced he was revising his agency's prior policy on animal disease traceability.... More
Hoosier Ag Today ( 2/8/2010 5:09:39 PM -08:00 )

MRCC wins war against proposed animal labeling
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack last Friday (Feb. 5, 2010) announced the cancellation of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) due to producer and... More
Joplin Independent ( 2/8/2010 3:20:48 PM -08:00 )

NPB Reiterates Importance of Premises Identification
By Pork news source | Monday, February 08, 2010 The announcement last week by the USDA eliminating the National Animal Identification System does not change... More
Pork Magazine ( 2/8/2010 12:12:31 PM -08:00 )

USDA sets sights on new plan for National Animal Identification System
by Other News WASHINGTON — After hearing public outcry about the proposed national animal identification system, United States Agriculture Secretary Tom... More
Farm and Dairy ( 2/8/2010 11:05:50 AM -08:00 )

R-CALF: Group Praises USDA's Decision To Drop NAIS
In a letter sent Friday to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, R-CALF USA President/Region VI Director Max Thornsberry, a Missouri veterinarian,... More
CattleNetwork.com ( 2/8/2010 10:57:04 AM -08:00 )

Missourians laud end of animal-ID program
As Tea Party activists gathered in Nashville over the weekend, rallying their cause of rebellion against Washington's bloat, farm-country... More
St. Joseph News-Press ( 2/8/2010 10:21:48 AM -08:00 )

USDA Drops Plans to Trace Livestock
USDA Drops Plans to Trace LivestockIn a major compromise to the livestock industry, the Obama administration plans to start over in developing a way to trace communicable disease in livestock... More
InjuryBoard.com (blog) ( 2/8/2010 8:42:09 AM -08:00 )

USDA Signals NAIS is Dead
USDA Signals NAIS is DeadAfter a long-fought six-year battle, independent cattle producers have finally succeeded in stopping the National Animal Identification System (NAIS),... More
AgWeb (blog) ( 2/8/2010 8:30:53 AM -08:00 )

USDA to end animal id program, McCaskill says
US Sen. Claire McCaskill on Friday praised the US Department of Agriculture for its announcement that they will end the National Animal Identification... More
Houston Herald ( 2/8/2010 7:52:54 AM -08:00 )

USDA announces new animal disease tracing framework
These steps will include actions to lessen the risk from disease introduction, initiating and updating analysis on how animal diseases travel into the... More
Southeast Farm Press ( 2/8/2010 7:00:37 AM -08:00 )

Jolley: USDA Tries Mouth-To-Mouth On NAIS
The Associated Press misreported this morning that “The USDA Abandons Stalled Animal ID Program.” A press release issued last Friday by the USDA hints at... More
CattleNetwork.com ( 2/8/2010 6:36:13 AM -08:00 )

Vilsack proposes tracing system
WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told state agriculture commissioners Feb. 5 that the US Department of Agriculture will ask the states and... More
AG Week ( 2/8/2010 5:36:52 AM -08:00 )

USDA Scraps Federal Animal ID Plan
The US Agriculture Secretary is dropping plans to track animals from birth to butcher shop. After months of backlash from Western ranchers and others,... More
Wisconsin Ag Connection ( 2/8/2010 5:06:28 AM -08:00 )

Adjustment of Framework for Animal Disease Traceability Announced
Adjustment of Framework for Animal Disease Traceability AnnouncedAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says USDA will develop a new, flexible framework for animal disease traceability in the United States, and undertake... More
Farm Futures ( 2/8/2010 4:05:02 AM -08:00 )

AVMA Calls For Stronger Animal Disease Traceability System
In response to a statement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is reaffirming its call for a strong,... More
Medical News Today (press release) ( 2/8/2010 3:16:21 AM -08:00 )

USDA Announces that the NAIS Will by Replaced with New Animal Tracking Rules
The USDA has announced that its much-criticized National Animal Identification System (NAIS) is no more. In its place will be new rules that will focus only... More
Associated Content ( 2/6/2010 1:01:44 PM -08:00 )

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