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We’ve all heard farmers remark that they don’t believe in
subsidies but are forced to play the game because the neighbors do. As
the only Detroit-based auto company to forego government assistance,
Ford Motor Company may end up testing that theory.
-- Click on headline to read the rest of this
story by Troy Marshall
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Social Security was scheduled to run in the red by 2017, but that
projection was expected to be revised downward this week. Meanwhile,
Medicare was already projected to be in the red by next year and totally
depleted by 2019.
Fewer people working in the U.S. means fewer dollars going into those
trust funds. Perhaps it will be the wake-up call that illustrates that
bills do come due and that borrowing more money at a time of exploding
deficits ultimately has a price.
The concept of fiscal responsibility may indeed be a stretch but expect
Medicare to at least become a top priority, as leaving it to the next
set of elected officials is quickly becoming a non option. Then again,
the initiative last week was to actually extend health coverage to an
additional 50 million Americans.
Soaring entitlement spending is going to have to be addressed sooner
rather than later. After all, 78 million baby boomers are fixing to
begin retiring soon. For perspective, the Obama administration on Monday
revised its deficit projections upward to $1.84 trillion, four times
last year’s record deficit.
-- Troy Marshall
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A really outstanding group of high school students stopped by the
ranch on a nationwide tour last week. I was asked the question of
whether I considered this a good time or bad time to get started in the
beef industry.
-- Click on headline to read the rest of this
story by Troy Marshall
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Here’s the latest table of adjustment factors to be used to
estimate across-breed (AB) expected progeny differences (AB-EPDs) for 18
breeds (Table 1).
-- Click on headline to read the rest of this
story by Larry Kuehn and Mark Thallman, USMARC
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The 2009 XXI Range Beef Cow Symposium (RBCS) is Dec. 1-3 at the
Casper Events Center, Casper, WY. Held in alternate years since 1969,
the meeting is organized by the animal science departments of Colorado
State University, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, South Dakota State
University and the University of Wyoming (UW), with the event rotating
between the four states. Focused on beef production issues in the
western states, the meeting regularly attracts 800 to 1,200 attendees
and more than 80 agribusiness booth vendors for the three-day event.
Steve Paisley, UW Extension beef cattle specialist, says more than 30
speakers will address beef production topics such as nutrition,
marketing, health, reproduction, consumer demand and current industry
issues. One of the most popular aspects of RBCS are the nightly “Bull
Pen Sessions,” where the invited speakers are brought back as
panelists and are available for informal question-and-answer sessions.
The symposium begins at 9 a.m. on Dec. 1, and concludes Dec. 3 at noon.
Additional info, such as agenda, registration and lodging, is
forthcoming. For more info, contact Paisley at 307-837-2000 or spaisley@uwyo.edu.
-- UW release
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The administration released its detailed fiscal year 2010 budget the
end of last week and it contains many of the earlier proposals that
received strong criticism from the agriculture community.
The budget again contains the proposal to phase out direct payments to
producers with gross sales revenue of more than $500,000 annually. The
proposal also contains the proposal to limit commodity payments to
$250,000/person.
USDA programs that the budget proposes to terminate are the Conservation
Reserve Program Set-Aside for Public Access, Cotton Storage Payments,
Economic Action Program, High Energy Cost Grant, Public Broadcasting
Grants, Resource Conservation and Development Program, Rural Empowerment
Zones and Enterprise Communities Grants, and Watershed Flood Prevention
Program. Programs that cuts are proposed include the Agricultural
Research Service Buildings and Facilities, Crop Insurance
Premiums/Underwriting Gains & Fees, and Market Access Program (MAP).
-- P. Scott Shearer, Washington, D.C.
correspondent
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The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) presented a variety of awards
at its meeting last week in Sacramento, CA, honoring producers and
researchers who have contributed to the genetic improvement of the beef
industry.
The group honored three cattlemen with its Pioneer Award – Bruce Orvis
of Farmington, CA, a lifelong Hereford breeder; Bruce Golden, Cal
Poly-San Louis Obispo professor of dairy science; and posthumously to
Red Angus breeder Roy McPhee of Lodi, CA.
Four people received the Continuing Service Award – Darrh Bullock,
University of Kentucky Extension beef breeding and genetics specialist;
Dave Daley, a commercial cow-calf producer and California State
University-Chico College of Agriculture associate dean; Renee Lloyd,
McCormick Company account executive, Johnston, IA; and Mark Thallman,
U.S. Meat Animal Research Center research associate in Clay Center, NE.
Two graduate students received the Frank H. Baker Memorial Scholarship
for 2009. They are Scott Speidel, Colorado State University; and Lance
D. Leachman, Virginia Tech. Kelli Toledo, Visalia, CA, was awarded the
BIF Ambassador Award.
For highlights and proceedings from the BIF meeting, log onto www.bifconference.com
-- BIF release
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The chain will not be broken.
The food chain in America is not about hide color. It’s about quality,
it’s about passion, it’s about people making a life-long investment
to feed a global population of more than six billion people. Our food
chain begins with an Angus genetic supplier in the nation’s
breadbasket and ends with a satisfied eating experience from the family
dinner table to the Waldorf=Astoria. The strength of our food chain
depends on the quality product with sustainable value from the pasture
to the center of the plate.
Angus, the power of people and progress.
www.angus.org
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“Birds. At Home, On the Range” is the theme of a bird watching
tour set for June 5-6 at the Rasmussen-Lehman 33 Ranch in Belvidere, SD.
Hosted by the South Dakota Grassland Coalition (www.SDGrass.org), attendees will
watch and record bird species, and hear presentations from landowners
and conservation experts. New this year is the opportunity to earn a
college graduate credit for participating in the bird tour.
Attendees will gather at Rasmussen-Lehman 33 Ranch at 3:30-4 p.m. on
June 5. The evening program includes a ranch history, bird and plant
identification tips, a barbecue in the Badlands and optional bird
watching and recording.
The following morning begins with coffee and rolls at 6 a.m., followed
by bird watching and recording, bird banding, invertebrate trapping,
bird photography, a session on “Birds and Cows: Putting Them
Together,” lunch, a slide show and closing comments. The meeting ends
at 2 p.m.
Space is limited to 80 participants. Registration, which is $20/person
or $35/couple if accompanying a student (students of high school age and
under are free), includes birding materials, transportation and meals.
For more info, or to register, contact Justin “Judge” Jessop at
605-280-0127 or jjessop@sdconservation.org.
-- South Dakota Grassland Coalition
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USDA has announced it will allow producers to re-enroll up to 1.5
million of the 3.9 million acres in the Conservation Reserve Program
(CRP) set to exit the program this September. The limited number of
acres eligible for re-enrollment is for USDA to be able to meet the 2008
farm bill’s cap of 32 million acres for CRP.
USDA said, “CRP contracts with the highest environmental benefit or
with the highest potential for soil erosion will be selected.” The
signup period for producers to apply for extensions begins May 18 and
runs through June 30.
-- P. Scott Shearer, Washington, D.C.
correspondent
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The first fully-licensed mobile livestock slaughter unit in
California will improve animal welfare by eliminating long journeys to
slaughterhouses and improve meat quality, claims its operator Central
Coast Agricultural Cooperative (CCAC).
The 28-foot-long trailer unit, powered by a diesel generator, will visit
individual farms and ranches to slaughter cattle, pigs, goats, buffalo
and sheep. Accompanying the vehicle will be two butchers and an
inspector with USDA to oversee the slaughtering and cutting processes.
Throughput is expected to be 50-80 animals/month.
The unit will allow livestock producers to process meat products
cost-effectively and to distribute them locally to hospitals, schools,
supermarkets and individuals. After slaughter, stock will be halved and
quartered in the unit.
The meats will then be transported to USDA-certified Paso Meat & Sausage
Company for further processing and wrapping. The company recently built
facilities specially designed to accommodate meat products from the
mobile slaughter unit.
Before the arrival of the mobile slaughter house, many animals would be
transported over long distances to meat processing facilities at
centralized locations for slaughter, cutting and wrapping.
“There is no stress for the animal because it never leaves the
ranch,” says Elizabeth Poett, CAAC president and Santa Barbara County
rancher.
The purpose-designed slaughter unit was financed by a $137,000 grant
from the Agricultural Land Trust in Monterey County, CA.
-- Meatprocess.com
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Nothing riles a beef producer more than the words “dairy
buyout.” Thus, reaction was immediate when rumors circulated in
January that the dairy industry was seeking federal money for a new
buyout.
-- To read the full article by Steve Kay, go to:
beefmagazine.com/government/0501-dairy-cull-concerns/
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The U.S. and the European Union (EU) signed an agreement in Geneva
on Wednesday concerning the long-running dispute over hormone-treated
beef. The agreement will provide the U.S. with additional duty-free
access to the EU market of high-quality beef produced from cattle that
have not been treated with growth-promoting hormones – 20,000 tons in
the first three years and increasing to 45,000 tons beginning in the
fourth year.
Under the agreement, the U.S. will maintain existing sanctions and will
not impose new sanctions on EU products during the initial three-year
period, and will eliminate all sanctions during the fourth year.
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said, “The agreement gives us an
opportunity to add the EU to the leading export destinations for
high-quality U.S. beef, which will provide a substantial boost for U.S.
ranchers and meat packers and their employees.”
This beef hormone dispute dates back to the late 1980s, when the EU
banned beef from cattle raised with artificial growth hormones. In 1998,
the World Trade Organization (WTO) found that the EU’s ban on U.S.
beef was not supported by science and was inconsistent with WTO rules.
-- P. Scott Shearer, Washington, D.C.
correspondent
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Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce
Committee, announced various details of an agreement by committee
Democrats on provisions of the “American Clean Energy and Security Act
of 2009.” This is the major energy/cap and trade bill that the House
of Representatives plans to consider this summer.
According to Waxman, the agreement provides for a combined 20% renewable
energy and energy efficiency standard by 2020. Utilities would be
required to obtain 15% of their electricity from renewable energy source
and demonstrate annual electricity savings of 5% from energy efficiency
measures by 2020.
If the governor of a state determines that utilities in the state
can’t meet the 15% renewable requirement, the governor may reduce the
renewable requirement to 12% and increase the efficiency requirement by
8%.
Under the agreement, the automobile industries will be provided
incentives to make electric and advance technology vehicles.
Energy-intensive industries that compete in global markets will be
provided incentives to improve their energy efficiency, as well as
assistance to address the costs of transitioning to clean energy
economy. Negotiations continue among Democrats.
At this time, committee Republicans plan to offer dozens of amendments
during committee consideration of the bill next week. They also plan to
introduce their own energy bill which will place more emphasis on
traditional domestic energy production. Ag groups are waiting to see the
final details of the bill.
-- P. Scott Shearer, Washington, D.C.
correspondent
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Paul F. Engler and William D. Farr are the inaugural inductees into
the newly established Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame (CFHF). Engler, 79, is
the founder and chairman of Cactus Feeders, the largest privately owned
fed-cattle producer in the U.S. Meanwhile, Farr, who passed away in 2007
at 97, was a Colorado agriculture pioneer known for his cattle-feeding
entrepreneurship and environmental stewardship.
Engler and Farr were chosen by fellow cattle feeders for the honor. They
were among 12 distinguished individuals nominated by members of the
cattle-feeding industry.
Established to honor visionary men and women who have made lasting
contributions to the cattle-feeding industry, a virtual CFHF museum is
under development. It will showcase the history of the U.S.
cattle-feeding industry and recognize the entrepreneurs and visionaries
who contributed – and continue to contribute – to its success.
-- Keri Geffert English,
geffertenglishk@osborn-barr.com
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The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) May 12
“Short-Term Energy Outlook” projects regular-grade motor gasoline
retail prices, which averaged $3.26/gal. in 2008, to average $2.12 this
year. That’s down 4¢/gal. from last month’s projection.
Regular-grade gasoline retail prices are projected to rise to $2.30/gal.
in 2010, 12¢ lower than projected in the previous report.
EIA says the projections indicate total gasoline margins, which had
declined last year as a result of weakness in gasoline consumption and
growth in ethanol supplies, “are expected to stabilize, albeit at low
levels, as consumption slowly recovers and increases in ethanol supplies
moderate.”
Meanwhile, diesel fuel retail prices, which averaged $3.80/gal. in 2008,
are projected to average $2.26/gal. in 2009, down 4¢/gal. from last
month’s outlook. Diesel fuel retail prices are projected to average
$2.48/gal. in 2010, down 21¢ from the previous outlook.
Go to www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/steo/pub/contents.html
to see the full report.
-- U.S. Energy Information Administration
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The Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital will host
“Equine First Aid: A Horse Owner’s Guide to Emergencies and Wound
Care” from 7-9 p.m. June 4. The session will take place at the
veterinary teaching hospital in Fort Collins.
While the seminar is free, space is limited. To reserve a spot, RSVP to
Kathie.Sexton@colostate.edu
or call 970- 297-1269 by May 29.
-- CSU release
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In light of the recent economic stimulus plan and the Obama
Administration’s push for green jobs and renewable energies, livestock
producers from coast to coast are interested on how they can financial
benefit from this trend and negotiate a wind energy lease on their
property.
-- Click on headline to read the rest of this
story by Cari Rincker, Brandon Jensen, Budd-Falen Law Offices, LLC
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“Implants are one of the most cost-effective technologies
available to beef producers. Not only do they boost gains, they improve
feed efficiency and increase protein deposition,” says Eldon Cole,
University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist. In fact, research
studies show growth promoting impacts can reduce overall production
costs by 7%, he adds.
An implant is a small pellet or group of pellets placed under the skin
on the backside of the animal’s ear. The growth-promoting compound is
released slowly over varying periods of time ranging from 60 to 200 days
or more. Implants are designed for nursing calves, steers and heifers on
pasture and in feedlot situations.
Cole says the use of implants is greatest in feedlots where its use
approaches 90%, similar to the usage level seen at the
stocker/backgrounder level. But fewer than 20% of cow-calf operations
use the tool, he says.
Implants come in a variety of price ranges. Several are available for
under $1/head while longer-acting products will be in the $2.50 range
when larger volumes are bought.
Gain responses depend on the animal’s rate of gain. “Typically, we
see an extra 15-20 lbs. on the implanted calf at weaning. Stocker
cattle, provided the forage supply is good, may even respond with a
10-15% improvement in daily gain,” Cole says.
Implants on nursing calves are given between 2 and 4 months of age.
“Some are approved for heifer calves, but if they are destined for
breeding stock, some owners will only implant the steer calves,” Cole
says.
If heifers are implanted, only approved products should be used one time
between one month of age and weaning time.
Bull calves often are left intact to reap greater gains from their
natural hormone output.
“Research indicates castration early in life, along with a growth
promotant, will essentially equalize weight gains for the bull and
implanted steer at weaning,” Cole says.
Early castration reduces the overall stress on the calf. Bull calves are
discounted at the market and at some point will suffer more from late
castration than they would have if castrated as nursing calves.
-- Eldon Cole, University of Missouri Extension
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A measure promoting privately-owned horse processing plant
development in Montana became law last Friday. HB 418 insulates
prospective plant developers from permit and licensing challenges on
environmental and other grounds, and awards attorney and court fees to
plaintiffs in cases District Courts deem harassing or without merit.
The measure automatically became law after Gov. Brian Schweitzer
declined to sign or veto it 10 days after it reached his desk
But opponents say compliance and court challenges might discourage
prospective investors from ever breaking ground on plant projects.
Nancy Perry, vice president of government affairs for the Humane Society
of the U.S., says the legislation could be challenged because it removes
Montana citizens' right to sue plant developers in state courts.
There are also some concerns with food safety compliance issues. All
meat processing plants in the U.S. are subject to USDA regulation and
product inspection, but Congress previously stripped the USDA's funding
for horse processing plant inspections.
HB 418 sponsor Rep. Ed Butcher argued that since meat processed in
Montana would be destined for European markets, plant owners could
employ European Union personnel to regulate the plants and conduct
product inspections.
"Then inspection challenges would go to the world trade court," Butcher
explained.
He also disagrees that the law is unconstitutional.
"Courts have the right to offer an opinion about legislation--they do
not have the right to make law. That's the legislature's job," he says.
-- TheHorse.com
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A cattle herd suspected in a potential bovine tuberculosis (TB)
outbreak has been found free of the disease and released from
quarantine, says the North Dakota Department of Agriculture.
Last October, State Veterinarian Susan Keller was notified that a cow
originating from southwest North Dakota was identified at a Minnesota
slaughter plant as a suspect for TB. The diagnosis was later confirmed
and a herd investigation was initiated.
Two whole-herd tests have been completed on the suspect herd. All tests
were negative and the quarantine was lifted last Friday. Testing on two
of four neighboring herds is complete with results on a third
neighboring herd expected shortly. Testing of the fourth herd will begin
this month.
-- North Dakota Ag Department release
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Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) says it has tentatively accepted
388 bids representing 102,898 cows and 2 billion lbs. of milk production
capacity in the first of a series of herd retirements planned over the
next 12 months. The number of cows and milk volume represent the largest
single herd retirement carried out in the six-year history of CWT.
CWT field auditors will begin next week to visit the 388 farms whose
bids were accepted to check production records, inspect herds and tag
cows for processing. The cows are expected to begin moving off dairies
by late May.
Producers whose bids are accepted in this herd retirement will be paid
in two installments: 90% of the amount bid times the producer’s 12
months of milk production when it is verified that all cows have gone to
slaughter, and the remaining 10% plus interest at the end of 12 months
following the farm audit, if both the producer and his dairy facility
– whether owned or leased – do not become involved in the commercial
production and marketing of milk during that period.
CWT is funded by dairy cooperatives and individual dairy farmers, who
are contributing 10¢/cwt. assessment on their milk production through
December 2010. For more info, visit www.cwt.coop.
Meanwhile, the CME Group’s May 14 Daily Livestock Report
estimates the program will send about 10,000 more dairy culls weekly to
slaughter over a 10-week period ending in late July or early August.
“More cows coming to slaughter will increase the supply of grinding
beef, potentially driving the grinding complex, which has been a major
source of strength for beef prices in 2009, lower,” the report
says.
“Cattlemen realize this and have raised questions about previous
buyout plans – especially in light of the government-funded buyout in
the mid-’80s that severely damaged beef markets for several years.
Beef interests have not strongly opposed the CWT programs since they
involve no government funds.”
The CME Groups points out that U.S. beef cow slaughter in recent weeks
has lagged year-ago levels by 4,800 to 8,450 head. And, with U.S. range
and pasture conditions generally good and calf prices back above
$1.25/lb., these levels should remain near 60,000/week.
“It is also obvious that dairy producers have been holding cows in
anticipation of the CWT program as dairy cow slaughter has been lower
than last year in 3 of the past 4 weeks in spite of continued heavy
losses on milk production. Adding 10,000 head/week to slaughter totals
will obviously not be good for beef prices but lower beef cow slaughter
numbers, ample slaughter capacity and the expected measured pace of
shipments should prevent any big reduction in grinding beef values,”
the report says.
-- CWT and CME Group releases
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SuperValu this week announced the launch of its nationwide Stockman
& Dakota™ brand of premium USDA Choice Angus beef (see the release
at: investor.supervalu.com/phoenix).
Part of the company’s comprehensive new beef program designed to
position its stores as the unparalleled destination for fresh, quality
beef, the new brand is available nationwide at SuperValu’s family of
Acme®, Albertsons®, bigg’s®, Cub Foods®,
Hornbacher’s®, Jewel-Osco®, Shaw’s/Star Market™, Shop
‘n Save® and Shoppers Food & Pharmacy® outlets.
The Stockman & Dakota brand features offerings ranging from bone-in rib
eyes, New York Strips, Porterhouse and T-bone steaks to boneless rump
and boneless chuck roasts. The Stockman & Dakota brand offers customers
restaurant-quality cuts of beef at prices they can afford. All Stockman
& Dakota products are selected from premium USDA Choice Angus beef and
then hand-carved to ensure the freshness, tenderness and flavor that
consumers demand, SuperValu says. Find more info at www.stockmananddakota.com.
In addition to Stockman & Dakota brand products, the company’s beef
program will include a new store-branded beef line that provides
improved quality over existing offerings at a good value. In total, the
program will encompass 60 different cuts of beef and feature improved
merchandising, new signage and enhanced service in the meat department.
Consumers will now find useful info, tips and tools both in-store and
online to help them make better sense of beef.
-- www.supervalu.com
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A bill that increases the penalties for cattle theft in Texas has
passed the state legislature and is now on its way to the Governor.
"Texas is the number-one cattle producing state in the nation, but the
penalty for cattle theft in Texas is more lenient than the neighboring
states of Oklahoma, New Mexico and Louisiana," says Dave Scott of
Richmond, TX, president of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers
Association (TSCRA) .
"Cattle theft in Texas has more than doubled during the past year. To
protect this $15 billion/year industry, Texas needs a stricter penalty.
SB 1163 does that by increasing the penalty for cattle theft from a
state jail felony to a third degree felony," Scott says.
In 2007, 2,400 head of cattle were reported stolen to TSCRA. In 2008,
that number jumped to 6,404. Under current law, theft of less than 10
head of cattle, horses or exotic wildlife is a state jail felony.
-- TSCRA release
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Lance Fox, a DVM from Appleton, WI, is headed for the top of the
world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, and he’s sharing his adventure
online via at www.humanedgetech.com/expedition/fox/.
The technical service vet for Alpharma Inc., Animal Health Division, set
out March 25 to conquer Everest. His journey thus far has taken him from
Wisconsin to Kathmandu, Nepal, followed by an eight-day trek to the
remote Mount Everest Base Camp. Since arriving at Base Camp April 10,
he’s been acclimating to the thinner air in preparation for an ascent
to Mount Everest’s peak at 29,029 ft. in late May.
Fox intends to carry his sponsor’s logo (Alpharma Inc.) with him to
the summit. And, as a veterinarian and technical service manager,
he’ll also provide veterinary services by deworming the yaks used to
carry gear and supplies during the long treks to the base camp.
Deworming the yaks is made possible by the donation of Safe-Guard® from
Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health.
Fox also plans to release some of his father's ashes at the top of the
world.
Fox will be providing updates, including pictures and short videos at
www.humanedgetech.com/expedition/fox/.
You can also get email updates whenever new blog posts are available.
-- Intervet Schering Plough Animal Health release
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USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack has named Rayne Pegg as administrator of
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service, and Julie Paradis as
administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service.
Pegg has served as the Deputy Secretary of Legislation and Policy for
the California Department of Food and Agriculture. In this role, she was
the principle advisor to both the Secretary of the Department and the
cabinet of the Governor of California on the Department's legislative
and policy issues.
Paradis has been senior Washington, D.C. counsel for America’s Second
Harvest. She served as deputy under secretary for food, nutrition, and
consumer services in the Clinton Administration and senior staff on the
House Agriculture Committee. Paradis is very well respected on nutrition
issues.
-- P. Scott Shearer, Washington, D.C.
correspondent
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In an effort to facilitate the dialog regarding the National Animal
Identification System (NAIS), USDA has launched a feedback page on the
NAIS website. Producers and stakeholders are encouraged to visit animalid.aphis.usda.gov/nais/feedback.shtml
to provide suggestions and comments.
“I encourage your participation in this process,” says USDA
Secretary Tom Vilsack. “The information and ideas you provide will
assist me in making decisions about the future direction of animal
disease traceability in the U.S. It is my goal that we develop a
workable way to address the country’s existing traceability gaps
before an animal disease event occurs.”
-- USDA release
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