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| South Dakota Stockgrowers Thank Senators |
1/14/10 |
SD Stockgrowers |
| Fight for COOL Continues in Nation's Capitol with Help from 26 Senators |
1/07/10 |
R-CALF |
| NFU and USCA Submit Joint Letter to USTR |
1/14/10 |
NFU |
NFU Renews Call for Support of COOL
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6/02/09 |
NFU |
| Canada relaunches COOL complaint with WTO |
04/28/09 |
Meatingplace.com |
| R-CALF asks USTR to defend COOL (coalition letter) |
03/13/09 |
R-CALF |
AMI Reacts to USDA Implementation of Final Rule on COOL and Secretary's Open Letter to Industry
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02/20/09
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AMI |
NFU Applauds Strengthened COOL Standards
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02/20/09
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NFU |
Vilsack announces implementation of country of origin labeling law
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02/20/09 |
USDA AMS |
Vilsack's Feb. 20 letter to industry on implementing COOL
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02/20/09 |
USDA AMS |
COOL: A Test of Democracy and Sovereignty
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02/18/09 |
Leo McDonnell, USCA |
R-CALF Strongly Supports Secretary Vilsack's Call for Changes to Final COOL Rule
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02/18/09
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R-CALF USA |
Group Supports Senators’ Requests That Vilsack Restore Congress’s Intent in COOL Rule
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02/05/09 |
R-CALF USA |
| Senator Dorgan Leads Charge to Revise Country-of-Origin Labeling Rules in the Interest of U.S. Consumers. |
020/4/09 |
Senator Byron Dorgan, D-N.D |
| BEEF magazine blog interview with Brad Wildemann |
02/0309 |
Amanda Nolz, Canadian Cattlemen's Association |
| Mexico Plans to Continue COOL Objections |
01/30/09 |
Lisa M. Keefe, Meetingplace.com |
COOL Gets Cool Reception During Panel Discussion
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01/30/09 |
Ann Bagel Storck, Meetingplace.com |
| COOL, Other Laws on Hold for Obama Review |
01/22/09 |
Meatingplace.com |
| New COOL Soothes Canadian Livestock Producers, For Now |
01/13/09 |
Meatingplace.com |
| USDA issues final COOL rules |
01/13/09 |
Meatingplace.com |
| NCBA Analyzing Final COOL Rule Implications |
01/12/09 |
NCBA |
| NFU Reacts to COOL Final Rule |
01/12/09 |
NFU |
| Canadian Cattle Producers See Some Improvement in COOL Final Rule |
01/12/09 |
CCA |
| USDA Issues Final Rule on Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling |
01/12/09 |
USDA |
| Some Improvements Appear in Final COOL Rule; Significant Work Still Ahead |
01/12/09 |
R-CALF USA |
| COOL ‘Stifling’ North American Cattle, Hog Trade |
01/08/09 |
Meatingplace.com |
| USDA moves funds to implement COOL |
01/07/09 |
Meatingplace.com |
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| Imports of Canadian and Mexican Feeder and Slaughter Cattle Trend Downward |
12/23/08 |
Gregg Doud, NCBA Chief Economist |
| Mexico Files COOL Complaint With WTO |
12/18/08 |
Meatingplace.com |
| Jolley: Five Minutes With Brad Wildeman, CCA, & The Mandatory COOL Issue," |
12/06/08 |
Cattlenetwork |
Canada Begins WTO Consultations with U.S. on COOL
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12/04/08 |
NCBA |
| Canada Challenges COOL Through WTO |
12/02/08 |
Meatingplace.com |
| NFU: Canadian COOL Complaint |
12/02/08 |
NFU |
| Government of Canada to Begin Formal WTO Consultations on U.S. Country-of-Origin Labelling |
12/01/08 |
Government of Canada |
| Meatpacking Execs Tell Producers of COOL Challenges |
11/24/08 |
Meatingplace.com |
COOL Labels Now Mandatory, Retailers in Grace Period Until March
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11/20/08 |
University of Kentucky |
| COOL Implementation: The First 45 Days |
11/14/08 |
Derrell Peel
OSU Extension |
| USDA AMS Modifies COOL Web Site |
11/12/08 |
USDA AMS |
| USDA Releases COOL Brochure for Producers |
11/12/08 |
USDA AMS |
| USDA Releases COOL Brochure for Retailers and Consumers |
11/12/08 |
USDA AMS |
| USDA Launches COOL Listserve |
11/4/08 |
USDA AMS |
| CCA Outlines Changes in U.S. Packer Procurement of Canadian Cattle Due to COOL |
11/3/08 |
CCA |
| It’s Finally Here. Now What? |
10/30/08 |
University of Tennessee |
| NFU Learns of JBS-Swift Co.'s COOL Compliance |
10/24/08 |
NFU |
| JBS-Swift Falls in Line With COOL |
10/24/08 |
Meatingplace.com |
| Letter about COOL from JBS-Swift President/CEO Wesley Batista |
10/23/08 |
JBS-Swift Co. |
Cargill Transitions Beef and Pork Programs to New COOL
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10/17/08 |
Cargill Meat Solutions |
Cargill Boards the COOL Train
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10/17/08 |
Meatingplace.com |
Tyson Cool With Federal Labeling Law
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10/16/08
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Meatingplace.com |
| CCA Updates Canadian Producers about COOL |
10/15/08 |
CCA |
R-CALF Pleased with Tyson's COOL Letter, But Still Cautious About Remaining Loopholes
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10/15/08 |
R-CALF |
AMI Releases Consumer-Focused COOL Brochure
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10/15/08 |
AMI |
AMI Releases New Consumer-Focused COOL Brochure-2
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10/15/08 |
AMI |
Canadians Say COOL Already Hurting Volume, Pricing
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10/08/08 |
Meatingplace.com |
Cool Response to U.S. From Canadian Livestock Producers
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10/07/08
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Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, Canadian Pork Council |
AFBF Provides COOL Compliance Guides
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10/06/08 |
AFBF |
| USDA Officials Discuss COOL Implementation with Reporters |
9/30/08 |
USDA |
| Consumers: Today, It Becomes Your Legal Right — Tell Your Grocer You Want USA Beef! |
9/30/08 |
R-CALF USA |
USDA Updates COOL Rules Interpretation
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09/29/08 |
Meatingplace.com |
| COOL is Set to Begin, But The Rules May Be Changing Again |
9/29/08 |
Derrell Peel,
OSU Extension |
| AMI Says Meat Industry Changing Course to Implement New COOL Guidelines Released 4 Days Before Implementation |
9/29/08 |
AMI |
| R-CALF's Supplemental Comments on Interim Final Rule for COOL |
9/27/08 |
R-CALF USA |
Senators Give USDA Laundry List of COOL changes
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09/26/08 |
Meatingplace.com |
| Updated Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about COOL |
9/26/08 |
USDA |
| R-CALF's Comments on Interim Final Rule for COOL |
9/25/08 |
R-CALF USA |
| AFBF Concerned COOL Rule Inadequate to Ensure US Label |
9/25/08 |
AFBF |
| USDA to Host COOL Informational Sessions |
9/24/08 |
Meatingplace.com |
| Storm Brewing Over COOL |
9/24/08 |
Meatingplace.com
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| U.S. Cattlemen’s Association Joins Farmers Union to Close COOL Loophole |
9/19/08 |
USCA |
| NFU Says Loophole Stands in Way of COOL |
9/17/08 |
NFU |
| Livestock Producers Want Clarification from USDA on Intent of Packer/Retailer Loophole in Interim Final Rule |
9/17/08 |
R-CALF USA
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| COOL Recordkeeping Now Necessary Part of Livestock Marketing |
9/12/08 |
Tim Petry
NDSU |
| COOL Recordkeeping Requirements for Cattle Producers Becoming Clearer |
9/05/08 |
Derrell Peel,
OSU Extension |
| Livestock Producers Unite on COOL Procedure |
9/04/08 |
Meatingplace.com |
| COOL Concerns: Letter to Undersecretary Knight from 29 Industry Groups |
9/04/08 |
R-CALF USA |
| National Cattlemen's Beef Association Statement on Industry-wide Affidavit for Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) |
9/04/08 |
NCBA |
| "Unprecedented" industry meeting develops statements, procedures to move COOL livestock origin information along |
9/04/08 |
Livestock Marketing Association |
| FSIS Issues Interim Final Rule and Requests Comments on Label Approval for Country of Origin for Various Meat and Poultry Products |
8/28/08 |
FSIS USDA |
| USDA Clarifies Livestock Producer Compliance with New COOL Interim Final Rule |
8/11/08 |
R-CALF USA |
| COOL Considerations for Cow-Calf & Stocker Cattle Producers |
8/10/08 |
Derrell Peel, OSU Extension |
| COOL Webcast to Outline Impact of Mandatory Labeling |
8/07/08 |
Iowa Beef Center |
| IBC Director: Time to Prepare, Not Panic Over Mandatory COOL |
8/07/08 |
Iowa Beef Center |
IBC Releases COOL Factsheet
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8/07/08 |
Iowa Beef Center |
| AngusSource® Offers Producers an Opportunity for COOL |
8/07/08 |
American Angus Association |
| AMI Updates COOL Web Site to Reflect Farm Bill Changes |
7/31/08 |
AMI |
| USDA Takes Action on Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling |
7/29/08 |
USDA |
| USDA Details COOL Rules, Costs |
7/29/08 |
Meatingplace.com |
| USDA Issues Interim Final Rule for COOL |
7/29/08 |
Meatingplace.com |
| USDA Trying to Avoid Mandatory Animal ID as COOL Approaches |
6/12/08 |
Meatingplace.com |
| AMI to host two webinars on COOL |
6/05/08 |
Meatingplace.com |
| As Farm Bill Becomes Law, COOL Concerns Continue |
5/27/08 |
Meatingplace.com |
| COOL is Back ... Again |
5/24/08 |
Darrell Peel
OSU Extension |
Landslide Senate Farm Bill Passage Makes it Veto-Proof
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5/15/08 |
Meatingplace.com |
| Landslide Senate Farm Bill Passage Makes it Veto-Proof |
5/15/08 |
Meatingplace.com |
| Cow-Calf Producer Requirements for COOL this September |
5/14/08 |
Jack Whittier
Colorado State Univ. |
| AMI Launches Updated Country-of-Origin Labeling Web Site |
4/30/08 |
MeatAMI.com |
| Weanling Pigs To Be Destroyed in Canada, Side-by-Side Electronic Grain & Oilseed Options |
4/14/08 |
Daily Livestock Report, Chicago Mercantile Exchange |
| U.S. Cattlemen Applaud Ag Secretary Schafer’s Intention to Implement Country of Origin Labeling By Oct. 1 |
2/18/08 |
USCA |
| Cattle Producers Urge Senate, House Ag Committees to Adopt COOL, Market Competition Reforms |
1/17/08 |
R-CALF |
| Cattle Producers Applaud American Farm Bureau Federation for Support of Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling |
1/16/08 |
R_CALF |
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| Cattlemen’s Capitol Concerns: Senate Bill Alleviates COOL Paperwork Burden |
12/20/07 |
NCBA |
| U.S. Cattlemen’s Association FAQ Sheet on COOL and Source/Age Verification of Cattle |
8/23/07 |
USCA |
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Cattle Producers File COOL Comments; Zogby Poll finds 90% of Consumers Say COOL Allows Safer Choices
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8/21/07 |
R-CALF |
| U.S. Cattlemen’s Association files Federal Register comments |
8/20/07 |
USCA |
Produce Marketing Association's 8/17/07 federal register comments
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8/17/07 |
PMA |
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Canadian Trade Complaints About U.S. COOL Unfounded
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8/09/07 |
R-CALF |
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Cattle Producers Thank House Ag Committee Chairman Peterson, NFU for Inclusion in Country-of-Origin Labeling Negotiations
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7/25/07 |
R-CALF |
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COOL Victory: Our Members Made It Happen
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7/20/07 |
R-CALF |
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Anti-COOL Amendment Designed to Deceive Consumers; Opponents Thumb Their Noses at Consumers Who Want Origin Information
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7/18/07 |
R-CALF |
| NFU Applauds COOL Timeline, Urges Law be Kept Intact |
7/13/07 |
NFU |
| Top Ten Reasons for Country-of-Origin Labeling in the U.S. |
7/12/07 |
USCA |
| NCBA, Meatpackers Join Forces to Derail COOL, Competition Reforms |
7/11/07 |
R-CALF |
| Group Urges Peterson to Keep COOL Separate from Animal Identification |
6/26/07 |
R-CALF
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| AMI Masterminds Anti-COOL Campaign |
6/26/07 |
R-CALF |
| Country-of-Origin Labeling More Important Tool Than Ever for U.S. Consumers |
6/21/07 |
R-CALF |
| R-CALF USA and American Meat Institute Discuss Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling |
6/20/07 |
R-CALF |
| Cattle Producers, Consumers See Benefits to COOL; AMI Continues Misrepresentation of COOL Law |
6/08/07 |
R-CALF |
| AMI Cries Wolf Over Labeling Reforms |
6/07/07 |
R-CALF |
| AMI Misleads Congress, Consumers on COOL |
6/04/07 |
R-CALF |
| AMI Critiques Claims by Country-of-Origin Labeling Advocates in Letter to Key Lawmakers |
5/29/07 |
AMI |
| AMI letter to lawmakers: Mandatory country-of origin labeling (COL) is an anti-import law, not a food safety program |
5/21/07 |
AMI |
| Cattlemen Support Legislation to Implement COOL Before USDA Continues with OTM Rule |
5/03/07 |
R-CALF |
| Cattle Producers Continue to Urge Peterson to Implement COOL by September 30 |
5/02/07 |
R-CALF |
| Consumers Deserve COOL More Than Ever; USDA Inspection Stamp Doesn’t Indicate Product of Domestic Origin |
4/26/07 |
R-CALF |
| Statement From FMI on the Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling Law |
3/01/07 |
FMI |
| NFU to Congress: Implement Cool |
2/28/07 |
NFU |
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ACOL Coalition Reactivated; USDA Can Implement COOL with 7 Simple Steps
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2/28/07 |
R-CALF |
| NFU Urges Congress to Ensure COOL Implementation |
1/05/07 |
NFU |
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Montana Country of Origin Law Unconstitutional
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12/6/06 |
AMI and FMI |
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Michigan Producers Discuss Agriculture Policy
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8/28/06 |
NFU |
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Congress delays COOL behind closed doors again
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10/27/05 |
NFU |
| Senate Bill Advances Implementation of Country-of-Origin Labeling |
7/01/05
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RCALF |
Country-of-Origin Labeling Gains Momentum in Senate
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6/30/05
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NCBA |
| NFU Commends Senate Legislation to Implement Country-of-Origin Labeling |
6/29/05
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NFU |
| Country-of-Origin Labeling Attack Slips Through House |
6/09/05
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NFU |
| NFU, 122 Organizations Ask Congress to Keep COOL |
6/06/05
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NFU |
Committee Attempts to Delay Country-of-Origin Labeling
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5/18/05
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R-CALF |
| House Subcommittee Makes Quiet Attempt to Delay COOL |
5/18/05
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R-CALF
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NFU Says House Appropriations Subcommittee Action Is UnCOOL
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5/17/05
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NFU |
| R-Calf Says Effort to Repeal Mandatory COOL Undermines Democratic Process |
5/05/05
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R-CALF
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| USDA Unveils Draft Strategic Plan for National Animal Identification System |
5/05/05
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USDA |
| NCBA Urges Support for Meat Promotion Act |
5/04/05
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NCBA |
| AMI Applauds Introduction of H.R. 2068 |
5/04/05
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AMI |
| Goodlatte Introduces Voluntary Country-of-Origin Labeling Legislation |
5/04/05
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House Ag
Committee |
| CCMP Stakeholders Introduce New USA-Raised Beef Logo |
4/27/05
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OCM |
| U.S. Cattle Producers Pleased with Rehberg Legislation to Remove Imported Cattle from J-List |
4/15/05
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R-CALF USA |
| A Cool Victory in Montana |
4/14/05
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NFU |
| COOL Moves Forward on Two Fronts |
4/06/05
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NFU |
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| House Ag Committee Passes Voluntary Cool Legislation |
7/22/04
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Ag Press |
| Food Producer Groups Applaud Passage of Food Promotion Act |
7/22/04
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NCBA |
| NFPA Calls Country of Origin Labeling Legislation ‘A Sound, Workable Approach |
7/22/04
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NFPA |
| Food Promotion Act Puts an End to Labeling Stalemate |
7/20/04
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NCBA |
| Producer Groups Applaud Proposed Country-of-Origin Labeling Program |
6/15/04
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Ag Press |
| Goodlatte and Stenholm Introduce Voluntary COOL Legislation |
6/15/04
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NCBA |
| Voluntary Approach is Sound, Workable |
6/15/04
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NFPA |
| Statement on the Proposed Voluntary Country-of-Origin Labeling Program |
5/25/04
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NCBA |
| OCM Urges Support for Daschle-Johnson Legislation to Expedite COOL |
5/21/04
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OCM |
| OCM Supports Bono-Hooley Legislation to Reinstate COOL |
4/14/04
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OCM |
| Food Products Association Feb. 24, 2004, comments to Federal Register |
2/24/04 |
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| R-CALF USA: Responds to U.S. Animal Identification Plan |
2/04/04
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R-CALF USA |
| Strong Support for COOL in South Dakota |
1/22/04
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S.D. Stockgrowers |
| "Let's Get the Facts Straight!" |
1/19/04
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NCBA |
| “Call for Voluntary COOL Too Little, Too Late” |
1/16/04
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R-CALF USA |
Beef, Pork, Seafood Producers, Food Retailers and Wholesalers to Create Program to Inform Consumers About Products' Country of Origin
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1/16/04
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NCBA |
Cattlemen Urge Congress to Focus on Omnibus
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1/09/04
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NCBA |
| R-CALF USA Urges U.S. Senate to Suspend Imports; Implement COOL |
1/09/04
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R-CALF USA |
Maximizing Food Safety is Important, But Doesn't Happen With Proposed Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling Law
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1/08/04
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| COOL Must be Part of the BSE Safety Solution |
1/06/04
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OCM |
| Set Aside Politics and Implement COOL |
1/06/04
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R-CALF USA |
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Food Products Association April 9, 2003, comments to Federal Register
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USDA’s New Moves Insufficient to Re-Establish Exports, Country of Origin Labeling Needed
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12/31/03
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OCM |
| Lack Of Cool Costing $27 Million Per Day In Lost Revenue |
12/30/03
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OCM |
| COOL Would Have Limited BSE |
12/29/03
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OCM |
| COOL Summit II |
12/12/03 |
R-CALF USA |
Any Labeling Program Must Result in Financial Benefit to Producers
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12/12/03
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BEEF USA |
| COOL Task Force |
12/10/03 |
NCBA |
| R-CALF USA Applauds Senate for Delaying Appropriations Process |
12/10/03
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R-CALF USA |
Independent Government Agency Wary of Mandatory Labeling
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12/05/03
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NCBA |
| We Want COOL |
12/03/03
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R-CALF USA |
| USDA Searched In All the Wrong Places for COOL Benefits |
11/28/03
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R-CALF USA |
| MSGA Applauds Restoration of Funding to Labeling Law |
11/26/03
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MGSA |
| Texas Ag Groups Applaud Postponement of COOL Regulations |
11/25/03 |
TSCRA, TCFA,
TPPA |
| NCBA Industry Groups to Develop Alternative Labeling Program |
11/25/03
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NCBA |
| Congressional Leaders Pressured by NCBA, NPPC and UFFV to Kill COOL |
11/24/03
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SBA |
| NFU Continues Fight for COOL Amid Threats |
11/24/03
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NFU |
| COOL Summit Makes Significant Progress |
11/19/03
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R-CALF USA |
Another Producer Victory: R-CALF USA Thanks Senate for Supporting Full COOL Funding
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11/07/03
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R-CALF USA |
Cattlemen Remain Resolute to Make Labeling Work for Producers
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11/07/03
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NCBA |
| OCM Thanks Senators Who Supported of COOL |
11/07/03
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OCM |
| NFU Applauds Senate COOL Vote |
11/06/03
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NFU |
Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling Represents Intellectual Dishonesty
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11/06/03
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AMI |
Reality of Mandatory Labeling Law Sets In
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11/05/03
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NCBA |
| Producers May Need Congress’s Help to Overcome COOL Opposition |
11/05/03
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R-CALF USA |
COOL: Producer/Consumer Benefits USDA Forgot to Mention
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11/03/03
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R-CALF USA
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| OCM Says COOL Rulemaking Process Should Continue. |
10/28/03
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OCM
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| Cattlemen Wary of Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling Costs, Requirements. |
10/28/03
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NCBA
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| COOL Rules Reveal Significant Progress Toward Proper Implementation. |
10/27/03
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R-CALF USA
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| Committee Holds Hearing To Review Mandatory Country Of Origin Labeling |
10/01/03
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House Ag
Committee |
| Study Finds Developed, BSE-Infected Countries Support COOL – Except Canada |
9/25/03
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R-Calf USA |
| GAO Report Encourages Innovation for COOL Implementatiion |
9/15/03
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R-Calf USA |
| GAO Report on COOL Cost Estimates Lauded by OCM |
9/11/03
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OCM |
| Farmers Union Joins Senators in Support of Country-of-Origin Labeling |
9/10/03
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NFU |
| Statement of the American Meat Institute on Statements by Sens. Daschle, Johnson and Enzi Regarding Country-of-Origin Labeling |
9/10/03
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AMI |
| Another Study Confirms Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling Will Impose Additional Burden |
9/10/03
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NCBA |
| R-Calf USA Provides USDA with Direction on Implementing COOL |
9/09/03
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R-Calf USA |
| Farmers Head to Washington to Urge Congress to Keep COOL |
9/05/03
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NFU |
| Chairman of Alberta Beef Producer's Assoc. Lauds Benefit of COOL |
8/13/03
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CCMP |
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Keep COOL, Congress!
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7/14/03
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Missouri Farmers Union |
| NFU, AFBF United in Support of Country-of-Origin Labeling Law |
7/11/03
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NFU |
| NCBA Says Country-of-Origin Labeling Must Benefit Producers |
6/27/03
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NCBA |
| House Committees Pass COOL Extension and Hear Crucial Testimony |
6/26/03
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TSCRA |
| R-CALF USA Testifies Before House Ag Committee on COOL |
6/26/03
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R-Calf USA |
| Committee Holds Hearing to Review Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling |
6/26/03
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House Agricultural Committee |
| NFU Insists House Agricultural Committee Keep COOL |
6/26/03
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NFU |
| S.D. Stockgrowers Say Bonilla Amendment is Irresponsible |
6/26/03
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S.D. Stockgrowers |
| Coalition Urges House Appropriations Committee to Protect COOL |
6/23/03
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R-Calf USA |
| R-Calf USA Conducts COOL Briefings for Congressional Staff |
6/21/03
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R-Calf USA |
| Montana Stockgrowers express concern over meat labeling funding cuts |
6/19/03
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Montana
Stockgrowers |
| S.D. Stockgrowers Fight Attempt to Stop COOL |
6/19/03
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S.D. Stockgrowers |
| Food Industy Trade Coalition Unveils New Web Site Country-of-Origin Labeling |
6/18/03
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Food Industry
Trade Coalition |
| CCMP Urges Producers to Oppose Packer Attempts to Kill COOL |
6/18/03
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CCMP |
| Texas Cattle Groups Support Washington Actions on COOL |
6/17/03
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TCFA |
| NFU Says House Appropriations Subcommittee Action is UnCOOL |
6/17/03
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NFU |
| Congressional Hearings on Mandatory Labeling Planned |
6/17/03
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NCBA |
| House Sub-Committee Caves to Beef Industry Groups |
6/17/03
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R-Calf USA |
CA Producers to USDA: Give Us Simple,
Cost-Effective COOL |
6/16/03
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R-Calf USA |
| Cost of COOL is very low |
5/28/03
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Un. of Tenn. Ag Policy Analysis Center |
| KLA Suggests Solutions to Mandatory Labeling Challenges |
5/12/03
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KLA |
| Cattle Producers Alone Stand To Reap Over $5.9 Billion Annual Benefits From COOL |
5/08/03
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OCM |
Economists Challenge USDA Warnings On Labeling Costs And Implementation
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5/08/03
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Americans for Country of Origin Labeling |
| LMA President Perrin praises independent COOL study |
5/08/03
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LMA |
UF Study Shows Food-Origin Labeling Will Benefit Consumers And Producers
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5/08/03
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Un. of Florida IFAS |
| S.D. Stockgrowers Tell USDA: We Need Mandatory COOL |
5/08/03
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S.D. Stockgrowers |
| Legal/Economic Study Refutes Anti-COOL Claims of USDA and Packers |
5/08/03
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R-Calf USA |
| TCFA, TSCRA Officers Testify On Mandatory COOL |
5/5/03
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TCFA |
| Cattle Producers Question USDA’s Resistance to Simplified Labeling Rules |
5/02/03
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R-Calf USA |
| AMI says No Evidence of Benefit to Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling |
5/01/03
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Inside AMI, a feature of MeatAMI.com |
| Tyson vice president testifies against COOL at USDA education session |
4/30/03
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www.meatingplace.com |
| Talent Tells USDA to Make COOL Work |
4/29/03
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DTN |
| SD Stockgrowers, Senator Johnson Address COOL Questions |
4/29/03
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S.D. Stockgrowers |
| The Packers and Stockyards Act and Country of Origin Labeling |
4/23/03
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GIPSA |
| Voluntary U.S. Meat Certification Program Preferable To Mandatory Country-Of-Origin Labeling |
4/22/03
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AMI |
| NCBA Calls for More Flexibility in COL Rule; Vows to Lessen Burden on Producers |
4/14/03
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NCBA |
| Stockmen’s Association urges common-sense implementation of COOL |
4/11/03
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N.D. Stockmens' |
| ACOL Submits Comprehensive Joint Letter to AMS |
4/11/03
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R-Calf USA |
| National Farmers Union Suggests Common Sense Approach to COOL |
4/10/03
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NFU |
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Food Products Association April 9, 2003, comments to Federal Register
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4/09/03 |
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| Cattle Raisers ask for repeal of mandatory labeling |
4/03/03
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TSCRA |
| R-CALF USA Presents U.S. Producers’ Expectations for COOL |
4/02/03
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R-Calf USA |
| Montana Stockgrowers Association submits comments on COOL |
3/28/03
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Montana Stockgrowers |
| USDA Comments on Country of Origin Labeling |
3/20/03
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S.D. Stockgrowers |
| Keep Your COOL, Don’t Be FOOLed |
3/20/03
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NFU |
| USDA Comments on Country of Origin Labeling |
3/19/03
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R-Calf USA |
| LMA, R-CALF USA urge producers to ignore ‘misinformation’ about COOL |
3/06/03
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LMA |
| Veneman Announces Series Of Listening Sessions On Country Of Origin Labeling Implementation |
3/05/03
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USDA |
| What Iowa Beef Producers Need to Know About County of Origin Labeling |
2/25/03
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Iowa Beef Center |
| South Dakota Legislators Tell USDA: Don't Burden U.S. Producers |
2/19/03
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S.D. Stockgrowers |
| 100 Groups Tell Congress $1.9 Billion Estimate for Country of Origin Labeling is ‘Unsupportable’ |
2/10/03
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R-Calf USA |
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