HEAVY HAND OF THE CFIA---UPDATE

[ProFarmer]

I have used most ccia tags and all are faulty.The CCIA people are just a bunch of mean pencilpushing idiots.When taggs fall out because of the back button failing there should be so recourse.

[grassfarmer]

"The CCIA people are just a bunch of mean pencilpushing idiots." Really? I thought CFIA were the enemy here. CCIA was an industry led initiative wasn't it?

[SADIE]

Thanks for the information Pro Farmer.

The calls keep coming in on problems with RFID tags. Made the trip today putting up posters down through Moose Jaw over to Chaplin. Met a rancher who contacted me over the May 20 Western Producer Article Pg 75. He put 150 RFID tags in his cow-herd in 2009. In one year he replaced 65 RFID tags (alflex Brand). I got the tags and a statement from him. He will be on the witness stand. I got the bag of buttons and Female components. The Male studs are all broke around the centre of the studs. Allflex rep replaced him with 75 buttons and new pliers and asked him to keep it quiet. Don't let CCIA know about it.

I have 9 contacts already having fautly RFID tags responding to the producer article. Some from each brand showing concerns. HOW CAN WE HAVE TRACEABILITY WHEN THERE IS NO QUALITY SERIAL NUMBER THAT WE CAN PUT ON THE ANIMAL.

VERY VERY evident that this is a short term tag at the very best.

Presently building the emails of all CCIA board directors and preparing an email asking for QUALITY CONTROL on all RFID TAGS before the system goes forward.

Working on this story getting on two radio talk shows now.