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