Video: Mandatory Age Verification Of Canadian Cattle
Chuck MacLean is the Chairman of the Alberta Beef Producers. We discussed the mandator age verification of cattle in Alberta and how the new Gov incentive program should raise the participation.
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North Dakota Board Supports Higher Brand Inspection Fees
KFGO reports the Board of Animal Health in North Dakota supports raising the state’s cattle brand inspection fee by 25 percent.
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KLA Provides Input On Animal Traceability Proposal
KLA staff recently participated in a meeting about USDA’s proposed animal disease traceability system.
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KLA: USDA Gathering Input On Animal Traceability System
KLA staff participated in a USDA animal disease traceability meeting
earlier this week in Kansas City, MO. The meeting provided an
opportunity for livestock industry participants to learn about and
provide feedback on the proposed framework for animal disease
traceability (ADT).
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BeefTalk: Source & Age Verification, Ouch!
Source and age verification has a bite to it. As producers, many of the management discussions are relatively painless. The discussion is free and opinions often are welcomed. Sometimes a particular view of a subject can change when other opinions are brought to the table.
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Certified Cattle Could Bring Higher Premiums To Southern Illinois Ranchers
A relatively simple procedure that verifies where and when cattle are
born could allow ranchers in southern Illinois to trade lower commodity
prices for higher premiums according to a recent research project
conducted at the University of Illinois.
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Video: Dr. Ron DeHaven Explains The Need For An Animal ID System
A recent decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to scrap a national animal identification system could seriously hinder U.S. veterinarians' ability to track diseased animals and prevent the spread of those diseases -- diseases that could spread to humans and cost U.S. farmers millions of dollars.
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Tri-Merit Free 60 Day Trial
More and more producers understand the value of age-, source- and process-verifying their cattle. Help your clients capture and certify this information by becoming a Tri-Merit facilitator.
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Global Animal Management (GAM) offers new age and source verification functionality
Global Animal Management Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, is making age and source verification easier for sale barns, feedlots and dairy calf ranches by offering new functionality that allows them to age and source verify cattle on-site in compliance with USDA Process Verified Programs.
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NAIS costs versus benefits
The benefit-cost analysis of the National Animal Identification System is available from Kansas State University’s AgManager Web site.
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Traceability Conference
Iowa State University has scheduled the Agricultural and Food Traceability Conference for June 9 and 10, in Des Moines, Iowa.
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- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
- Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
- Drought losses in Oklahoma top $400 million for 2012
- Survey reveals most Americans in favor of COOL
