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You seem to be missing this question posed to you in the other thread. As Canada just took another step towards mandatory traceablity on Friday many of us would be interested in knowing what external aaudit process is used that would back up your claims of ScoringAg being a superior system to...

NEBRASKA: Mad cow rule may put farmers in dumps 02.jan.09 Omaha World-Herald Leslie Reed http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10527808 LINCOLN -- Nebraska's state veterinarian is among those worried that dead cattle could be left to rot in windbreaks or ditches because of a federal...

Time to Pay the Piper With the successful defeat of attempts to steal rights and freedoms from American livestock producers in the Farm Bill, now comes dealing with the unpleasant aftermath - mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (mCOOL). Mainstream groups again tried to stave off...

Congress' Modus Operandi: Wrong Solutions, Wrong Problems Congress has a hard time with problems and solutions. Mandatory COOL is a great example -- like using a blunderbuss to hunt mosquitos and then aiming back over your shoulder. We prefer import regulations based on valid scientific...

Hillary Clinton calls for more food safety funding, ban on downer cattle slaughter I thought Sadhusker, OVI and crew told us that the US had banned the slaughter of downed animals but the possible next President of the US of A says otherwise. Who to believe? With the potential future US...

A comment from ocm made a year ago in the thread http://ranchers.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16237&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=ethanol How long before we start to see this benefit of higher feed grain costs?

Tyson will close Emporia plant Tyson Foods Inc. announced last week it will close its beef slaughter facility in Emporia, Kan., as part of a strategy to optimize its commodity meat business. However, the company said the facility will still be used as a cold storage and distribution warehouse...

Thanks to Max and the folks at R-Calf. http://www.agweekly.com/articles/2008/01/21/news/opinion/opin50.txt Sure seems R-Calf's propoganda has worked on some.

How close is your test to being approved by any country in the world and what sets it apart from the others that were so close to being approved a couple of years ago but seemed to have disappeared? Thanks.

Finally, here is a definition of globalization Question : What is the truest definition of Globalization? Answer : Princess Diana's death. Question : How come? Answer : An English princess with an Egyptian boyfriend crashes in a French tunnel, driving a German car with a Dutch...

http://beefmagazine.com/cowcalfweekly/cool-comp-typical/index.html There's that dang Troy Marshall spouting off again huh Sadhusker?

Timing Is Everything For several years, meat industry groups that recognized the huge complexities and costs mCOOL would mandate -- with little benefit for customers -- have staved off implementation. However, Democratic control of Congress and export difficulties in China have dramatically...

http://www.agriville.com/cgi-bin/forums/viewThread.cgi?1184941432 The comment was made: To which Willow-Kreek (with a K not Willowcreek, the alias Oldtimer/OVI uses in Canada) replied: If you are on the Bull Session, good post Willow-Kreek. Nice to be reminded that not all Americans share...

Yep we'll get right at reducing the calving interval by 1 month. :roll: :roll: :roll:

The Naïve Leading Us to Slaughter? Betting Against Trickle Down No country has attempted what mCOOL would mandate on a beef industry the size of America's. Analysts have envisioned the challenges and costs. All estimates we're aware of have put the cost in the billions for the entire...

R-CALF Risks Consumer Confidence Yet Again They Roll the Legal Dice, Hoping to Re-open the Case, Close the Border The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Portland, OR. Friday to consider remanding R-CALF's lawsuit to close the Canadian border back to Billings' District...

It's odd that R-Klanners wouldn't take the same interest in this as the Van Dyke incident :roll: and be doing all they could to help rectify this situation before bordering states have to slap import restrictions on the diseased Montana herd. If that happens Canada and other countries will be...

Market Trends National Meat Association Born & Raised in the USA® If a consumer package of imported beef had a label identifying the country from which it came, Carolyn Carey would never have developed her Born and Raised in the USA® label. However, as you and I...

Cattle Producers Should Prepare For Mandatory COOL The long-delayed mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) law appears to be likely to take effect on or before the scheduled date of September 30, 2008. Although nothing is final yet, full implementation may affect some or all of the 2007...