Volume 84 | November 11, 2019

Modernizing Animal Disease Traceability Will Continue

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) sent a ripple of concern through the beef business when the agency announced it would  pause its efforts to modernize animal disease traceability by mandating RFID ear tags for cattle . While the agency didn’t say so, it’s generally believed that the move came in response to a  R-CALF lawsuit filed against the effort. APHIS and state veterinarians have asked for some kind of system to replace paper records, file cabinets and cardboard file boxes; a system to modernize response time for tracking diseased animals from days and weeks to minutes or hours. USDA obviously thought a guidance approach might work, might speed up the interminably slow pace of bureaucracy.

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The WLIC online store gives producers several options for purchasing the WI-Origin™ tags, including choice of style, color, and price. Other preferences include a selection of both RFID (radio frequency identification), or non-RFID tags.

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In the News

Free Defend the Flock Webinar on Nov. 6 - Register Today! The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is hosting a free webinar that will share important information with commercial poultry producers to help them meet the upcoming National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) audit requirement. READ MORE WCA Present at Truth in Food Labeling Hearing Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association (WCA) President-elect Matt Ludlow joined Wisconsin Representatives Travis Tranel and Loren Oldenburg alongside State Senator Howard Marklein at the press release and hearing of their Truth in Food Labeling Legislation before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions on October 24, 2019. The bill aims to target accurate labeling for milk, meat and dairy products derived from artificial, lab-grown or plant-based sources. READ MORE

Dairy Expert Expresses Optimism for Markets in 2020 Dr. Bob Cropp, Professor Emeritus and Dairy Marketing Specialist at UW-Madison, says that after years of bad news for dairy there are plenty of reasons to feel good about the industry as the calendar nears 2020. READ MORE

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