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		NAIS October 3, 2008 NAIS une 10, 2008 Breaking News! First NAIS national poll results - A. J. Mangum, Editor, Western Horseman Magazine May 27, 2008 NAIS letter to Secretary Schafer by Charles and Ronita Sylvester May 27, 2008 NAIS Update: Calls needed in Illinois; Missouri bill passes; Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund sends a notice of intent to sue to USDA May 10, 2008 NAIS survey - Please take a minute to vote on NAIS survey, provided online by Western Horseman http://westernhorseman.com/ May 6, 2008 Urgent! Comments needed re: APHIS/NAIS - Privacy Act Systems of Records; APHIS National Animal Identification System (NAIS) May 3, 2008 Cattle Industry/NAIS by Darol Dickinson May 2, 2008 Letter on NAIS by Leellen Koroulis (CO) No one has challenged the "US Cattle Industry diagram" since its public appearance two years ago. Understanding this structure, will help you understand who is pushing Animal Identification (NAIS)/ Premise ID, and who is blocking implementation of Country of Origin Labeling (COOL).

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"Over the past dozen years an average of 1,000 ranches have gone out of production each month. Last year, for the first time ever, our country imported more food then we exported. This is a dangerous trend a national security issue, that none of our elected officials are talking about. If this trend continues, we will soon be over a barrel for food just like we are now for oil. Those of us who live in cities need to have a greater understanding of the challenges that men and women face on the ranch everyday." Jim Keen Photographer and author of Great Ranches Of The West

December 23, 2008 Wyoming rancher contemplates how to market open cows - The Prairie Star - Great Falls,MT,USA - The depressed economy is starting to take its toll on the cow market in east central Wyoming, where rancher Dewey Hageman is faced with a decision of what ... December 16, 2008 An Inconvenient Food December 1, 2008 SDA Memo Mandates NAIS Premises Registration But Agency and Big Ag Still Deny Their Plans December 1, 2008 USCA Comments on EPA's Plan to Regulate Green House Gas Emissions November 24, 2008 U.S. Cattlemen Applaud Johnson's and Enzi's Letter to Secretary of Agriculture Regarding Meat Trade with Argentina November 24, 2008 Disappointed CICA Director Sends Letter to USDA - Tom Moulden November 14, 2008 Letter to Greta Van Sustern regards Governor Sarah Palin and Beef - Chuck & Roni Sylvester October 15, 2008 Editorial in Beef Magazine written by Troy Marshall - Response by USCA Director Danni Beer September 24, 2008 Cattle/ Anti-Horse Transportation Bill Update by Jess Peterson September 16, 2008 New law requires labels on meat - Country-of-origin labels to be required by Stephen J. Hedges, chicagotribune.com August 25, 2008 CEO Breaks Silence Regarding Director Shake-up; Extends Olive Branch to End Lawsuits August 23, 2008 Congressman Peterson Opposes NAIS - National Assn.of Farm Animal Welfare July 31, 2008 USCA Director Leo McDonnell Addresses CICA Membership During Summer Meeting July 11, 2008 ATFA Commends U.S. Cattlemen's Association on Bill Addressing FMD in Argentine Cattle - Legislation called "Important first Step" by ATFA Executive Director July 9, 2008 Cattle producer ordered to pay $17,300 for NLIS tag breach July 5, 2008 People For Preserving Our Western Heritage - Preserve The Land FOR The People Not FROM The People July 2, 2008 USCA, KBHB Radio and Elk Creek Steakhouse to Host Cowboy Social June 21, 2008 Jess Peterson talks cattle, farm bill, origins By Chrystal Doucette, Herald staff writer June 14, 2008 Farming Myth Buster! Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy June 3, 2008 Summer 2008 issue of the U.S. Cattlemen's Association newsletter May 27, 2008 C. Robert Taylor Recent Reports May 13, 2008 Farm Bill Coalition House May 13, 2008 United States Cattlemen's Association: Working Tirelessly for U.S. Ranchers - Year in Review, Jon Wooster, USCA President May 9, 2008 Some ideas on bridging the gap between farmer/ranchers and general public. May 8, 2008 Colorado State Fair Board of Authority Rulemaking by Jennifer Gurr, Executive Administer, Colorado Department of Agriculture May 8, 2008 Statement by LMA President Jim Santomaso, Concerning Reports the Humane Society of the U.S. Found Improper Livestock Handling at Some Livestock Market, Livestock Marketing Association May 7, 2008 USCA Producer Meetings To Be Held In Montana May 5, 2008 No one has challenged the "US Cattle Industry diagram" since its public appearance two years ago ... Click Here May 3, 2008 Bovine Intervention By Doug Bartholomew May 2, 2008 Letter to Chairman Vigil and Members of the Board by Leo Schwartz (VI) May 1, 2008 Kayla Klassen, Park County (Rodeo) Queen - Colorado Speech presented to the State Fair Board on April 30, 2008 May 1, 2008 Thank you for allowing us to speak in behalf of our children vs. premise ID - Chuck & Roni Sylvester April 28, 2008 NFU Statement: Farm Bill Agreement - Liz Friedlander April 26, 2008 Farm Bill Deal Reached April 26, 2008 USCA Pleased with Increased Access to South Korea; Concerned About Increased Regulation April 23, 2008 Amid strong farm economy, some dire signs - msnbc.com - Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. April 20, 2008 Urgent action needed! Take Back Colorado Letter Writing Campaign April 15, 2008 Letters to Senators Cadman and Morse and Representatives Levy and Witwer by Leellen Kourlis April 14, 2008 CICA Salutes Senator Ken Salazar April 8, 2008 Comment period on Business Plan closes April 15, 2008 April 8, 2008 U.S. Cattlemen Support Farm Bill Title VI March 19, 2008 Global Beef Marketing - Where's the beef going? By Darol Dickinson March 10, 2008 Update on the National Animal Identification System by Judith McGeary March 1, 2008 USA economy crashing-political change coming-cattle boom on the screen John Carter’s report to ABA on R-CALF Convention in Omaha 21-24th Feb. 2008 February 2008 USCA Newsletter February 16, 2008 PRCA Animal Welfare Update January 17, 2008 U.S. Cattlemen Head To Washington Next Week; Focusing on the Farm Bill and Argentina Trade Issues - National Press Club Media Luncheon on Agenda January 11, 2008 USCA on DTN Ag Policy Blog by Chris Clayton DTN Staff Reporter January 11, 2008 Cattle Call to Arms: Argentine FMD Knocking at the Door January 11, 2008 Cattlemen not keen on importing Argentine cattle by Tom Steever January 7, 2008 U.S. Cattlemen's Assoc. Predicts Challenges and Opportunities During Second Congressional Session January 7, 2008 Helpful Links Regarding the Senate Farm Bill and in Particular the Livestock Title January 2, 2008 Constant Threat" >From Foreign Animal Disease - Article from BEEF Cow Calf Weekly, 12-21-2007 January 2, 2008 Let's Make A Deal by Holly Martin December 30, 2007 A section of Montana Laws governing Non-Profits December 22, 2007 Press Releases: Montana Cattlemen's Association and Paranoia Reigns at R-Calf (Good Neighbor Law takes no position on the matter between R-Calf and whomever. We welcome and will post your input un-edited. - Editor GNL) December 15, 2007 Facts regarding NCBA & Packers December 7, 2007 USCA's Testimony before the US International Trade Commission Hearing on Global Beef Trade December 6, 2007 NY Dairy farmer Andrea Elliott update on Mystery Visit December 6, 2007 The USDA's Losing effort - Costly Program for Rural Businesses Yields Dubious Results By Gilbert M. Gaul, Washington Post Staff Writer December 2, 2007 Ted Turner's land grab generates suspicion in US; is he trying to drive ranchers out? - The Associated Press November 29, 2007 Independent Beef Association of North Dakota and U.S. Cattlemen's Association To Attend North Star Classic November 26, 2007 U.S. Cattlemen's Association Urges Senate to Complete Farm Bill November 20, 2007 U.S. Cattlemen's Association Testifies Before International Trade Commission November 7, 2007 Stop National Animal ID - New USDA Guide—What are the costs? by Karin Bergener, Judith McGeary & Randy Givens November 4, 2007 Down on The Farm - Kenneth Jarecke / Contact for TIME - By Michael Grunwald October 20, 2007 Beef Checkoff Initiative Forms September 2, 2007 America is disappearing as semi-literate and unskilled illegal aliens from backward Third World countries continue to flood into the United States with relative impunity. Read on... Transformation of Wild West by meat packing fuels immigration row Telegraph (UK) : August 22 , 2007 -- by David Litterick July 8, 2007 Project changed photographer's perspective of ranches, cowboys by Bill Reed, The Gazette March 7, 2007 Ranchers Fight Fort Carson On Eminent Domain Issue, Bill Limits Federal Government's Power, thedenverchannel.com March 6, 2007 Ranchers Fight Fort Carson On Eminent Domain Issue - News April 5, 2007 Pets, Food Safety, China, The FDA, and Your Health by Byron J. Richards, CNN, NewsWithView.com January 20, 2007 The 2006 Agricultural Identification Survey and the NASS/NAIS Identity By Mary Zanoni, Ph.D., J.D.

"The cultivation of the earth ought ever to be esteemed as the most useful and necessary employment in life. The food, and raiment, by which all other orders of men are supported, are derived from the earth. Agriculture is of consequence, the art which supports, supplies, and maintains all the rest." The Old Farmer's Almanac -1796 Click below for The Battle Hymn of the Republic as produced by a group of High School student musicians. greatdanepro.com