USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today released a draft Business Plan to further the implementation of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS).

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Arizona is one step closer to joining California, Florida, Illinois, Maine, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas in outlawing the practice of horse tripping.

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President Bush on Thursday said he would sign the one-month extension of the 2002 farm bill Congress passed this week, but will ask Congress to extend it for a year if legislators cannot agree on a new farm bill by April 18.

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H.R. 503 was introduced on January 17, 2007 by Rep. Schakowsky (D-9^th/IL) and was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, in addition to the Committee on Agriculture.

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A new Bill to protect responsible owners of animals from unfair compensation claims has been published in Britain.

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EU Member States have reached agreement on a new European Regulation that will revise existing equine identification [Horse Passport] legislation.

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Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today announced the appointment of private-sector members to the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade (APAC) and six Agricultural Technical Advisory Committees for Trade (ATAC).

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BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- The European Commission Tuesday proposed simpler rules for the marketing of animal feed and pet food.

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An Illinois law that closed a state horse processing plant, and the federal appeals court decision upholding the law, have effectively exempted 40,000 n 60,000 horses from humane slaughter.

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Yesterday, President Bush signed into law the Economic Stimulus Act.

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Reno, Nev.— The Bureau of Land Management is accepting bids to sell 32 head of impounded horses. Bids must be submitted by 9 a.m., Friday, Feb. 15.

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The Senate Farm Bill (H.R. 2419) includes several provisions beneficial to the horse industry. The House bill does not include these provisions.

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State governments adopted or considered a variety of measures during 2007 in areas that affect veterinarians—such as animal cruelty, mandatory spay/neuter, and loan repayment.

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"The changes we are proposing today will go a long way towards ensuring that America's farmers will have a stable, legal workforce they can count on at harvest time."

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The final Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range Evaluation will be released on Feb. 4.

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Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today released details of President Bush's FY 2009 U.S. Department of Agriculture budget, which advances the President's goals of building a strong agricultural economy, improving the quality of life in rural America, increasing energy security, conserving our natural resources, and improving the Nation's nutrition and health.

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Reno, Nev.--Federal Magistrate Robert A. McQuaid ordered Leonard and Larry Crutcher to remove their trespass livestock from public lands near McDermitt, Nev., last fall or the horses would be impounded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that eligible farmers and ranchers who suffered livestock, livestock feed and crop losses that occurred before Dec. 31, 2007, can apply to receive disaster payments beginning today.

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WASHINGTON, DC - The American Horse Council has told the U.S. Department of Agriculture that it supports the Department’s proposal to amend the regulations governing the commercial transportation of equines for slaughter.

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Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner today announced that USDA has enrolled the one millionth acre in its nationwide Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP).

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