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August 2010 - Additional USDA public meetings announced


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August 2010...
Additional USDA public meetings announced

USDA is hosting additional public meetings to discuss animal disease traceability.

Wednesday, August 18
     Crowne Plaza Madison
     4402 East Washington Avenue
     Madison, WI 53704

Friday, August 20
     Doubletree Hotel Atlanta Airport
     3400 Norman Berry Drive
     Atlanta, GA 30344

Tuesday, August 24
     Red Lion Hotel
     2525 N 20th Avenue
     Pasco, WA 99301

Meetings will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time, with registration beginning at 7:00 a.m.



June 2010...
Additional USDA public meetings announced

USDA is hosting additional public meetings to discuss animal disease traceability.

Upcoming meeting agenda

Thursday, June 24
     Sheraton Salt Lake City Hotel
     150 West 500 South
     Salt Lake City, UT 84101

Thursday, July 1
     Holiday Inn DFW Airport South
     14320 Center Station Drive
     Ft. Worth, TX 76155

Meetings will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time, with registration beginning at 7:00 a.m.


May 2010...
USDA public meetings announced

USDA has announced a series of public meetings to discuss animal disease traceability more fully and to share the information from the March State and Tribal meeting with industry representatives. Additionally, USDA hopes to obtain feedback on the approaches that were discussed regarding the regulatory framework.



View Meeting Agenda


The meeting dates and locations are as follows:

Tuesday, May 11, 2010
     Holiday Inn Kansas City - SE Waterpark
     9103 East 39th Street
     Kansas City, MO 64133

Thursday, May 13, 2010
     USDA Center at Riverside
     4700 River Road
     Riverdale, MD 20737

Monday, May 17, 2010
     Crowne Plaza - Denver International Airport
     15500 East 40th Avenue
     Denver, CO 80239

The meetings will run from 8 a.m to 4 p.m. Doors will open at 7 a.m. Please note that there is a $4 charge for parking at the Riverdale facility. Alternatively, this site is within walking distance of the College Park Metro station.

Additional meetings will be scheduled in the coming weeks.



March 2010...

By the Numbers

Current National FAIR enrollment stands at
  • 31,000 farms in 49 states
  • 8.2 million animals
Following its November 2009 launch, the on-line National FAIR Tag System has
  • 130 orders processed
  • 20,000 ear tags purchased




February 2010...
USDA announces a new, flexible framework for animal disease traceability.

pdf "Questions and Answers: New Animal Disease Traceability Framework"




January 2010...

Welcome to the new National FAIR websit
e!
Besides a new design and some reorganization, we are offering these exciting features for our users.
  • Read up to date information about animal ID, and "Ask the ID Expert"
  • Order tags at the new on-line Tag Store
  • Login to the Farm & Animal Database
  • Print an Animal ID document
  • Upload Animal ID & movement data into the database



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