animal id

BeefCast 0236 Show Notes:

• Now that the new Farm Bill is complete, Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) is just around the corner. Who will it effect, will it effect you? Bruce Knight, USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, explains the details we should all know.

BeefCast 0208 Show Notes:

• Dr. Barb Green, Biotechnology Industry Organization, offers an industry update on cloning as well as what is being done assure consumer safety.
• What will the current structural changes in our beef industry mean for our future?

BeefCast 0207 Show Notes:

• Wes Jamison, University of Florida, highlights the moral dilemma that consumers face regarding animal agriculture and livestock production
• What are our neighbors to the North doing about animal identification? We look in-depth at Canada's identification program.

BeefCast 0206 Show Notes:

• What if you could change the percentage of heifers to bulls in your next calf crop? As Kylene Anderson, ABS Global, explains, the tools are available for you to achieve that goal.
• Can traceability occur effectively in a voluntary animal ID program?

BeefCast 0193 Show Notes:

• Enter to win the National Stocker Award contest, where you don't have to be big to win. Click here for details
  
• Dr. John Clifford, USDA-APHIS, stresses the importance of animal traceability from a disease control standpoint.
  

BeefCast 0171 Show Notes:

• How can bring RFID technology into your operation make life easier? Phil Anderson, IDology, tells you how.
• Getting your spring calving cows into proper condition will make calving season and breeding season more successful.
• USDA may have new opportunities for young and new farmers and ranchers.

BeefCast 0109 Show Notes:

• NAIS moving ahead
• Kansas State work highlights costs of implementation
• RFID equipment review with Dale Blasi

• Let the Games Begin!!! USDA says NAIS will remain mandatory. Incoming House Ag Committee chairman says he can't support it if it is.
• County of Origin Labeling (COOL) is a cost the industry can't support and consumers don't want to pay for - Glenn Grimes.
• Dr. Paul Gallagher of Iowa State - part of a web presentation by Iowa State Extension on Biofuels and Grain Prices. Click here for the full presentation, well worth your while!