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Whose Country Is This?

admin April 3, 2012

Whose Country Is This? by Lee Pitts There’s just something particularly galling about a...

8 Days (Now 10) of Opposition to USDA’s Proposed Mandatory Animal Identification Rule: Part VIII of X-Part Series

admin December 21, 2011

R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America “Fighting for the U.S. ! Cattle Producer” ...

The U.S. National Animal Identification System (NAIS) & the U.S. Beef-Cattle Sector: A Post-Mortem Analysis of NAIS

admin August 31, 2011

The U.S. National Animal Identification System (NAIS) & the U.S. Beef-Cattle Sector: A Post-Mortem...

Cowboy Makeover

admin June 27, 2011

Note: In this discourse the rancher’s point-of-view takes a look back from the dusty...

USDA and Corporate Agribusiness Continue to Push Animal ID Scheme

admin June 23, 2011

USDA and Corporate Agribusiness Continue to Push Animal ID Scheme Consumers and Independent Producers...

In a Beef Over Branding

admin May 31, 2011

Editor Comment: Rumblings from US cattle producers over USDA removing branding, their time tested...

Vilsack Indicates New Traceability Rule Will Help Exports, But Exact Impact Unclear

admin May 23, 2011

Note:Sec Vilsack knows that 16% of the US 2010 consumed beef was imported. He...