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Presentations:  2010 NIAA Annual Meeting • 2009 NIAA Annual Meeting •2008 NIAA Annual Meeting • 2007 NIAA Annual Meeting • ID•INFO EXPO
Committee:  Animal Identification & Information Systems
2010-2011 Resolutions:  Animal Identification & Information Systems Committee • Equine Committee • Sheep & Goat Committee
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Industry News

JULY

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States' Animal Identification Statutes Website (7-20-10)

Livestock Chief Pushing State Cattle Tracking System as National Model (7-19-10)

New Traceability Meat and Poultry Guidance Document Announced (7-19-10)

NPPC Requests Congerss to Restore NAIS Funding (7-19-10)

Brazil's "Cow Chip" Tracks Cattle, Leads Effort For Growth (7-14-10)

No Enlightenment Shown By Obama On Animal ID (7-14-10)

Producers Track Beef From Animal To Plate At 'Show Me Beef University' On MU Campus (7-14-10)

House Funding Bill Excludes NAIS Again (7-9-10)

Tracking Livestock: How Much Of A Discount Or Penalty Would Void Your Opposition? (7-7-10)

Joint Strategy Forum to Address Animal Disease Traceability (7-6-10)

JUNE

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House Subcommittee Cuts NAIS Funding to Zero (6-30-10)

Scandinavian Group Finds That Tracked Cod Sells Better (6-30-10)

Cattle Raisers Pass Policy On USDA's Animal Disease Traceability Plan (6-25-10)

Indiana’s 840 RFID Tag Pilot Program (6-23-10)

Group/Lot ID to be Included in Traceability Framework (6-18-10)

Auction Info Added to Tattoo ID Services (6-16-10)

FEI President Supports EU in Promoting Animal Identification and Traceability (6-15-10)

APHIS Announces Additional Animal Disease Traceability Public Meetings (6-2-10)

Federal Swine Traceability Regulations Expected by Year's End (6-2-10)

MAY

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Bar-coded Cattle ID Tags De-listed July 1 (5-29-10)

US Considers New Traceability System (5-26-10)

USDA’s Animal ID Plan Not Friendly to Cattle Industry (5-18-10)

12 Principles for Cattle ID Program Further Explained, Revised (5-11-10)

APHIS’S Public Meetings on Animal Disease and Traceability (5-5-10)

APRIL

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APHIS’S Public Meetings on Animal Disease and Traceability (4-26-10)

CDFA Animal ID Meeting  (4-26-10)

MARCH

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Avalos, Clifford Address Traceability Questions (3-31-10)

Appeal Expected in Amish-farmer Livestock Registration Case (3-30-10)

$5,000 Grants Available for Veterinarians (3-30-10)

Raw Milk Bills Advance in Wisconsin (3-30-10)

Animal ID Charts New Course (3-18-10)

Amish Farmer Wins Fight Over Registering Livestock (3-10-10)

AVMA Expresses Animal ID Concern (3-10-10)

Pork Producers Concerned with Traceability (3-8-10)

Michigan Testing Animal-disease Alert System (3-7-10)

FEBRUARY

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Lawmaker Objects to U.S. Plan to Let States ID Livestock (2-25-10)

U.S. Weighs How to Track Diseased Livestock (2-22-10)

State Vets to Create Improved Tracking System (2-19-10)

NIAA Convenes Panel on Disease Traceability (2-18-10)

US Animal ID Plan Gets Praise, Worries (2-18-10)

NIAA: Industry To Offer Input On USDA’s New Framework For Animal Disease Traceability (2-16-10)

NAIS Dead, Food Safety Not A Goal (2-11-10)

Pilot Project Uses High-frequency Electronic Identification (2-11-10)

Pig Trace Expected to Provide Benefits Beyond Tracking Movements of Pigs (2-10-10)

AVMA Calls for Stronger Animal Disease Traceability System (2-8-10)

JANUARY

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NZ Livestock Scheme Gets Mixed Reaction (1-27-10)

LMA: Cattle Industry Groups Develop Cattle Disease Traceability ID System, Present it to USDA & Congress (1-14-10)

USDA Posts COOL on YouTube (1-14-10)

RFID Deadline Extended for Tagging Alberta Cattle (1-2-10)

DECEMBER

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Wisconsin Premises ID Case Goes to the Judge (12-30-09)

IFT and FDA Release New Traceability Study (12-16-09)

Auditors Say Food Traceback is Flawed (12-11-09)

How Private? (12-1-09)

NOVEMBER

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US Ranchers Are Wrangling Over Livestock (11-28-09)

Ag Groups: Use Reduced NAIS Funds to Dissolve Program Altogether (11-24-09)

NAIS: Simpler Technology Fuels Fire (11-16-09)

OCTOBER

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Brazil Approves Bill To Enforce Cattle Traceability Within Two Years (10-30-09)

Saskatchewan Farmers Who Trace Livestock to Get Rebate From Government (10-28-09)

Concerns Remain as Cattle Industry Works With ID Tags (10-26-09)

Man Convicted of Breaking Premises Registration Law After Failing to Register Property (10-24-09)

Baseball Player Goes to Washington to Study Animal ID (10-22-09)

Senators Want COOL for Dairy (10-20-09)

Insurers Use Radio Tags to Cover Cattle (10-18-09)

USMEF Leader Says Japanese Want Traceability (10-12-09)

Congress Gives Less To National Animal ID (10-5-09)

SEPTEMBER

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Congressional Research Service Releases Report “Animal Identification: Overview and Issues” (9-21-09)

NAIS Information Exempted from FOIA (9-7-09)

Animal ID Up in the Air (9-4-09)

National ID - Through Another Route? (9-2-09)

AUGUST

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Jolley: ID/INFO vs. NAIS Who Blinked? (8-29-09)

NAIS 'Won't Happen' If Not Made Mandatory (8-28-09)

States Must Be Brought Into NAIS (8-26-09)

National Animal ID More Likely Under Obama (8-25-09)

Senate Keeps Animal ID on Life Support (8-5-09)

NIAA News Releases

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2009

ID•INFO EXPO 2009: Presentations Available Online (9-1-09)

2007

ID•INFO EXPO 2007 Virtual Media Center: Bruce Knight (8-30-07)

ID•INFO EXPO 2007 Virtual Media Center: Update Day Two (8-30-07)

ID•INFO EXPO 2007 Virtual Media Center: Update Day One (8-29-07)

2006

ID•INFO EXPO 2006 Virtual Media Center: Update Final Day (8-24-06)

Industry Speaks Out on National Animal Identification:  Survey reveals experts opinion of National Animal ID (8-24-06)

ID•INFO EXPO 2006 Virtual Media Center: Update Day Two (8-23-06)

ID•INFO EXPO 2006 Virtual Media Center: Update Day One (8-22-06)

NIAA Statement Regarding USDA's Consideration of New Animal ID Approach (1-3-06)

2005

NIAA Survey Suggests Concern for Private Database Among Beef Industry (10-17-05)

NIAA Animal ID Survey Shows Concern for NAIS (10-13-05)

ID•INFO EXPO 2005 Provides Assessment on NAIS, Showcases Technology (10-3-05)

NIAA Comments on NAIS Thinking Paper (6-24-05)

NIAA CEO Conveys U.S. Commitment to Implement Animal Traceability System (4-20-05)

ID Panel Reports Positive Producer Acceptance; Issues Still to Be Addressed at Markets (4-11-05)

NIAA Annual Meeting Provides First-Hand Update on Animal Identification: 2009 given as goal for mandatory ID (4-11-05)

2004

Confidentiality and Data Housing Give Way to Funding, Producer Participation as NAIS' Major Concerns: NIAA Opinion Survey (11-8-04)

NIAA Encourages Producers, Stakeholders to Attend ID Listening Sessions (7-6-04)

NIAA ID•EXPO Provides Direction for Animal Identification (5-19-04)

NIAA Supports Veneman's Call for Immediate Implementation of National Animal ID System (1-30-04)

2002

National Food Animal Identification Task Force Established (6-4-02)

NIAA Publications

2010

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Confidentiality and National Animal Identification (March, News & Information for Animal Agriculture)

USDA's New Framework for Animal Disease Traceability Topic of NIAA Committee Meeting (March, News & Information for Animal Agriculture)

2009

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THE ID MANDATE:  Meeting Consumer and Government Demands (June, Animal Agriculture Quarterly)

2008

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AMS Encourages Program Participants to Use the NAIS (Summer, Animal Agriculture Quarterly)

ID•INFO Workshop Results in NAIS Business Plan Comment Document to USDA (Summer, Animal Agriculture Quarterly)

NAIS Opponent Challenges USDA (Fall, Animal Agriculture Quarterly)

Traceabiltity Requires Industry Participation (Winter, Animal Agriculture Quarterly)

USDA Asks Veterinarains for Help with NAIS (Winter, Animal Agriculture Quarterly)

2007

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Another Step Toward NAIS Success (Summer, Cattle Health Report, Equine Health Report, Sheep & Goat Health Report)

APHIS Lists 7 Strategies Being Developed for Business Plan (Fall/Winter, Animal Agriculture Quarterly, Cattle Health Report, Equine Health Report, Poultry Health Report, Sheep & Goat Health Report, Swine Health Report)

Brand New NAIS Working Group (Summer, Animal Agriculture Quarterly, Cattle Health Report)

Clifford Reports NAIS Progress to NIAA ID Committee (Summer, Animal Agriculture Quarterly, Cattle Health Report, Equine Health Report, Poultry Health Report, Sheep & Goat Health Report, Swine Health Report)

Dr. Clifford Announces NAIS Business Plan in the Making (Fall/Winter, Animal Agriculture Quarterly)

FFA to Assist with NAIS Implementation (Summer, Cattle Health Report, Equine Health Report, Sheep & Goat Health Report)

ID•INFO EXPO Survery:  Animal Disease Control 'Biggest Need,' U.S. Lagging Behind Other Countries (Fall/Winter, Animal Agriculture Quarterly, Swine Health Report)

Livestock Premises Registration:  It Works! (Summer, Equine Health Report)

NAIS a Valuable Tool During Blizzard Recovery (Spring, Cattle Health Report, Equine Health Report, Sheep & Goat Health Report)

NEW NAIS Report Highlights Lessons Learned 2004 Pilot Projects (Summer, Cattle Health Report, Equine Health Report, Swine Health Report)

NPB Expands Premises ID Efforts (Summer, Swine Health Report)

Pork Board, FFA Get USDA Premises Registration Grants (Summer, Animal Agriculture Quarterly)

Under Secretary Knight Underscores Importance of NAIS (Fall/Winter, Animal Agriculture Quarterly)

USDA Endorses International Standards for Animal ID Technologies (Spring, Equine Health Report, Sheep & Goat Health Report)

USDA/APHIS Clarifies ID Requirements of NAIS, NSEP, SFCP (Spring, Sheep & Goat Health Report)

Presentations

2010-2011 Resolutions

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