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<blockquote data-quote="bward" data-source="post: 333972" data-attributes="member: 48"><p>Its not so bad for those of us that already tag and keep good records. My major gripe is that its an extra cost and any direct benefit does not come back to me. Producers have been asking that we get a kickback in the form of grading reports at slaughter but the packers are not willing to do that. That single thing would have us bending over backwards to Rfid tag them. </p><p></p><p>It is a lot of extra work for no direct benefit. Last year finished calves were receiving a 30 dollar a head bonus for having 'age verified' animals but that bonus will only turn into a discount for those that don't do the paper work. </p><p></p><p>When we age verify them, we have to go online to input the information and each calf has a stated birthday. For those of us that keep calving books, its just a matter of putting the birthdate in that goes with the assigned tag. But for those that don't tag at birth the entire calf crop is given the birth date of the first calf born of the season. Then when we are ready to sell such calves we have the fun of trying to get that info back to us in the form of birth certificates. </p><p></p><p>Inputing all that info online is another headache in itself. There are errors, and occasions that the system won't accept the files.... although lately they have made changes to make it somewhat more user friendly.</p><p></p><p>For those cattlemen that don't even own a computer that becomes a major headache as they have to rely on someone else to do it for them.</p><p></p><p>All in all its just another red tape step, another expense, another pain in the neck. .... Something that is good for the many but has no benefit to me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bward, post: 333972, member: 48"] Its not so bad for those of us that already tag and keep good records. My major gripe is that its an extra cost and any direct benefit does not come back to me. Producers have been asking that we get a kickback in the form of grading reports at slaughter but the packers are not willing to do that. That single thing would have us bending over backwards to Rfid tag them. It is a lot of extra work for no direct benefit. Last year finished calves were receiving a 30 dollar a head bonus for having 'age verified' animals but that bonus will only turn into a discount for those that don't do the paper work. When we age verify them, we have to go online to input the information and each calf has a stated birthday. For those of us that keep calving books, its just a matter of putting the birthdate in that goes with the assigned tag. But for those that don't tag at birth the entire calf crop is given the birth date of the first calf born of the season. Then when we are ready to sell such calves we have the fun of trying to get that info back to us in the form of birth certificates. Inputing all that info online is another headache in itself. There are errors, and occasions that the system won't accept the files.... although lately they have made changes to make it somewhat more user friendly. For those cattlemen that don't even own a computer that becomes a major headache as they have to rely on someone else to do it for them. All in all its just another red tape step, another expense, another pain in the neck. .... Something that is good for the many but has no benefit to me. [/QUOTE]
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