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Hot Topic:  Animal Identification

Industry News:  January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December
NIAA News Releases
NIAA Publications:  2009 • 2008 • 2007
Presentations:  2009 Annual Meeting • 2008 Annual Meeting • 2007 Annual Meeting • ID•INFO EXPO
Committee:  Animal Identification & Information Systems
2009-2010 Resolutions:  Animal Identification & Information Systems Committee • Equine Committee • Sheep & Goat Committee
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Industry News

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)

JULY

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Jolley:  NAIS - It Ain't Over Until the Fat Lady Sings (7-28-09)

Court Tosses Out Michigan Farmer-led Suit Seeking End of NAIS (7-22-09)

Wisconsin Premises ID Case Involving Amish Moving Forward (7-21-09)

Senate Panel’s USDA Spending Bill Doesn’t Cut Off NAIS Funding (7-14-09)

Canada Backs Livestock Tracing (7-11-09)

Senate's $14 million for NAIS Comes Under Fire (7-9-09)

JUNE

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Confidentiality is Major NAIS Concern (6-30-09)

Rethink Approach to National Animal ID (6-30-09)

National Animal ID? Not Quite Yet (6-14-09)

Federal Livestock ID Proposal Riles Smaller Producers, Colorado Congresswoman (6-7-09)

Legal Defense Fund Asks USDA to Re-focus Listening Tour on Search for Workable Food Safety and Animal Health Solutions (6-2-09)

MAY

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Ranchers Still Oppose Animal ID (5-18-09)

New E-mail Address, Phone Number to Pre-register for NAIS Sessions (5-15-09)

Vilsack Holds Listening Session in Fort Collins on NAIS (5-11-09)

Tracking Diseased Animals: A System in Need of Repair (5-7-09)

Joint Subcommittee Reviews National Animal Identification System (5-5-09)

APRIL

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Speak Out About Animal Identification (4-30-09)

USDA Releases Study on the Cost of NAIS (4-29-09)

Next NAIS Congressional Hearing May 5; Listen in Via the Internet (4-28-09)

Cattle ID System Cost Too High? (4-20-09)

Secretary Gets NAIS Earful (4-17-09)

Thune, Enzi: USDA Needs To Show Ranchers Ins & Outs Of Animal ID (4-17-09)

Vilsack Seeks Dialogue With Producers & Stakeholders On NAIS (4-15-09)

Court Ruling on NAIS Favors Producers' Privacy Rights: NCBA (4-13-09)

Judge Says NAIS Records Exempt From Federal Information Act (4-6-09)

Malaysia First in Asia to Use RFID on Livestock (4-4-09)

MARCH

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SD Senator Tim Johnson on Board in Opposing NAIS (3-20-09)

Financial Incentives for Producers to Participate in NAIS Discussed (3-13-09)  

AVMA Testifies Before Congress On Animal Identification Systems, Urges Mandatory NAIS (3-12-09)

Surveying COOL Compliance (3-12-09)

NIAA News Releases

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2009

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

Powerful, Myth-Busting Speakers on Tap for Opening General Session, ID INFO EXPO 2009 (8-14-09)

ID•INFO EXPO 2009 Speaker Line-up Covers the Gamut (8-3-09)

ID•INFO EXPO 2009 to Explore Viable Alternatives for Functional Animal Identification in the U.S. (7-1-09)

The ID Mandate: Meeting Consumer and Government Demands — Theme of ID INFO EXPO 2009 Set for Aug. 25-27 (5-27-09)

2008

Save the Date for ID•INFO EXPO 2009 (9-4-08)

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

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

2009-2010 Resolutions

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Additional Resources

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