Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23658
Notes:
Presented at a symposium sponsored by the Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Farm Foundation January 27-28, 2003. 11 pages., Suggests that biotechnology, environmental regulaton and product traceability act like pull-factors, increasing the benefits that would accrue from being better able to track food additive throughout the food system. The technologies associated with precision agriculture and internet communications act as push factors, making it less costly to provide those system tracking capabilities.
"Manufacturers and purveyors of animal identification technology and services are using collaboration and good old-fashioned competition to get the ball rolling."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C22183
Notes:
Archived December 20, 2004, at http://archives.foodsafetynetwork.ca/animalnet-archives.htm, Canadian Cattle Identification Association via Food Safety Network. 2 pages.
