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USDA starts formal rulemaking process for RFID ear tags

By News Desk on March 26, 2021

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), has backed off its July 5, 2020, Federal Register Notice that would have required the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) ear tags on all adult cattle…
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U.S.-Canada pact to promote pork trade in event of swine fever breakout in feral hogs

By News Desk on March 18, 2021

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) have developed a protocol to help ensure bilateral trade will continue if African swine fever…

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R-CALF would like to keep USDA from thinking about RFID traceability tags

By Dan Flynn on December 7, 2020

Where is the nation’s cattle herd is a question that could have traceability ramifications for food safety, or maybe more commonly for tracking dreaded animal diseases.

The USDA’s Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS)…
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Letter to the Editor: A different view on new Salmonella rules

By Guest Contributor on November 29, 2020
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Dear Editor,

This is in regard to the FSN publication Nov. 18, 2020: “Food and drug officials weigh in on federal Salmonella rules for poultry” by Steven Mandernach, AFDO. Here is my response that…
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National cattlemen’s organizations split on RFID for traceability

By Dan Flynn on October 12, 2020

Cattlemen and ranchers have three national organizations vying for their loyalty and support, and they don’t always agree on policy.

That’s apparently going to be true for something as simple as whether the interstate movement…
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Letter from the Editor: Time to put the branding irons in the museum

By Dan Flynn on August 16, 2020
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Later this week, the ranchers who belong to that group with the long name are holding their annual convention in Deadwood, SD. One major item on their agenda is to decide whether to continue …
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APHIS lists pests, diseases that pose high risk to U.S. agriculture

By News Desk on August 10, 2020

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking feedback on its proposed list of pests and diseases of concern that are likely to pose a high risk to U.S.
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Highly pathogenic avian flu in SC turkey flock is no threat to human health

By News Desk on April 15, 2020

The first confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the United States since 2017 does not threaten human health, according to experts.

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed…
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APHIS still wants USA to adopt RFID based traceability

By Dan Flynn on February 18, 2020

Animal disease, not human food safety, is the purpose of traceability in the United States. It means that if there is an outbreak of hoof and mouth disease, tracing it to impacted herds might be…
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RFID guidance document disappears after R-CALF sued USDA

By Dan Flynn on October 28, 2019

A funny thing happened to R-CALF, the scrappy organization of mostly western cattlemen. It sued USDA on Oct. 4 over a factsheet about the electronic identification of cattle and bison found on the department’s website.
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