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Country of Origin Labeling (COOL)

Country of Origin Labeling (COOL). Billy Moss Area Livestock Teacher North Region Agricultural Education February 2004. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL).

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Country of Origin Labeling (COOL)

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  1. Country of Origin Labeling(COOL) Billy Moss Area Livestock Teacher North Region Agricultural Education February 2004

  2. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) • This concept was brought about to identify U.S. meat from foreign meat and would be used as a marketing tool to promote beef grown in the U.S. • COOL legislation was passed in the 2002 Farm Bill.

  3. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) • The bill would require an origin on covered products. All steps in the chain (production, feedlot, slaughter, fabricator, distributor, and retailer) will be held responsible for accuracy of the claim. Non-compliance with the claim can result in a $10,000 fine.

  4. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) • The USDA will require a verifiable record-keeping audit trail with a goal of 48 hour traceback in any incident.

  5. Mandatory Animal ID Billy Moss Area Livestock Teacher North Region Agricultural Education

  6. Mandatory Animal ID • Mandatory Premise and Animal ID is Coming! Current discussion holds that a Premise ID will first be required, identifying each place of production. Individual Animal ID would soon follow.

  7. How should individual producers prepare for Mandatory Animal ID? • Document the origin of every animal on your place. You can use the following to get started: • 1.) Bills of Sale – If you run stockers or background, keep as many records of your purchase as you can. • 2.) Record Books – If you are a cow/calf operator, ID everything! Start simple – write down descriptions of each cow and eartag them. Record if the animal was home raised or purchased. If purchased, record where you bought her. With each calf crop, write down birthing dates and descriptions.

  8. How should individual producers prepare for Mandatory Animal ID? • Document the origin of every animal on your place. You can use the following to get started: • 3.) Vet and Feed Records – buy an 88 cent notebook and write down any pertinent information. Record the serial and batch numbers on any vaccine you administer, as well as the date and what group of cattle received it. • 4) Any others items you feel are inportant to tracking the animals in your operation.

  9. How should individual producers prepare for Mandatory Animal ID? • ID all animals. Start with eartags. A permanent tattoo in the ear would be a wise investment. • Develop an on-farm record keeping system. • Get as much information as possible in regard to future purchases.

  10. How should individual producers prepare for Mandatory Animal ID? • Expect to have to provide information to verify origin of cattle at all future sales. • Verification may have to be done by a 3rd party at some point. • Use electronic ID and market cattle within a system where you will receive production data to support management changes.

  11. Sources of Information • www.BSE.org • www.USDA.org • Moser Ranch sale catalog • Newspaper and magazine articles

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