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Newsroom Archive

Welcome to the Newsroom Archive. In this section, you will find the news releases dated prior to April 15, 2009.

2009

04-29-09	USDA Releases National Animal Identification System Benefit-Cost Analysis
2008

9-24-08	USDA Releases Official Animal Disease Traceability Business Plan
9-18-08	USDA Reserves Use of 840 Animal Identification Numbers to Only Livestock Born in the United States
8-4-08	USDA Approves First Visual-only Animal Identification Eartag for Use in the National Animal Identification System
4-15-08	USDA Implements Key Strategy from National Animal Identification System Business Plan
4-02-08	Business Plan Guides National Animal Identification System
4-02-08	USDA Announces More Than $16 Million In Additional Funding To Eradicate Bovine Tuberculosis In Three States
3-20-08	USDA To Complete Comment Period for A Business Plan to Advance Animal Disease Traceability (PDF; 43KB)
3-12-08	USDA Revises Program Standards and Technical Reference Document for the National Animal Identification System to Clarify Printing Standards for Identification Eartags

2007

07-30-07	USDA Extends Deadline for National Animal Identification System Cooperative Agreements with Nonprofit Organizations (PDF; 59KB).
07-24-07	APHIS Finalizes Interim Measures for National Animal Identification System (PDF; 46KB)
07-17-07	U.S. Animal Identification Organization Promotes National Animal Identification System
07-16-07	USDA Selects Kansas State University to Lead a Benefit-Cost Analysis of the National Animal Identification System
06-15-07	USDA Approves Additional Animal Identification Tag Manufacturer
06-04-07	National FFA Organization Promotes Value of Animal Identification
05-22-07	USDA and Virginia State University Host National Animal Identification System Informational Meeting
05-04-07	USDA Releases Report On National Animal Identification System Pilot Projects • Animal Disease Traceability Pilot Projects/Field Trials Summary (PDF; 10.6MB)
03-22-07	USDA Forms Animal Disease Traceability Brand States Working Group (PDF; 32KB)
02-02-07	USDA Announces Availability Of Draft User Guide And Other Documents Related To The National Animal Identification System
02-02-07	USDA Announces Plans To Expand National Animal Identification System Cooperative Agreements To Nonprofit Organizations
01-17-07	USDA Endorses Industry-Recommended International Standards for Animal Identification Technologies (PDF; 32KB)

2006

08-24-06	Transcript of remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns to the Animal Identification/ Information Exposition 2006 hosted by the National Institute of Animal Agriculture Kansas City, Missouri - August 24, 2006
04-06-06	Johanns Releases National Animal Identification System Implementation Plan
03-09-06	USDA Announces Implementation of Animal Identification Numbers Under Voluntary National Animal Identification System
03-03-06	USDA Releases Guidelines for the Manufacture and Distribution of Official Identification Devices Under Animal Disease Traceability (PDF; 39KB)

2005

11-09-05	USDA Announces $3 Million Grant Program for National Animal Identification System Field Trials and Research Projects
09-22-05	USDA Announces Meeting To Receive Input on Privatized Animal Tracking Database
08-30-05	Johanns Announces Key Component of Animal I.D. System
06-21-05	USDA To Award Up To $14.3 Million To States And Tribes For National Animal ID System Premises Registration
05-05-05	Transcript of Tele-News Conference on Animal I.D. Issues With Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns
05-05-05	USDA Unveils Multi-Year Draft Strategic Plan for the National Animal Identification System
03-10-05	State Animal ID Projects Launch Online Premises Registration
01-25-05	USDA Launches Web Site Focusing on the National Animal Identification System

2004

11-10-04	USDA Recognizes New Official Numbering Systems for Animal Identification
11-05-04	APHIS to Hold Public Meeting for Animal Identification Manufacturers and Distributors
07-19-04	USDA to Provide Interim System to Register Locations as Part of the National Animal ID System
06-16-04	USDA to Award up to $11.64 Million To States and Tribes for a National Animal Identification System
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