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[BTOfarmallll]

Happytrails, might be able to take SOME pointers from Tom on running a campaign. Reason I say SOME is becuase he lost a Million trying to get elected, but i'm sure hes got some useful info. Anyway I would be THEE first to vote fer yous. This is exactly the kind of thinking the Industry needs or the good ole days gon be lookin alot gooder than they are today. QuackGrassFarmer likes the tags so much, it kin buy everybodies then. Tear down all the God Damn barb wire, yous aint need it anyway, thought yous all Cow guys from way back. WE ain't need no Freakin Tag in the Cows ear. Let the SOB's go hungry, don't bother me, we'll find someone else that don't care about the tag to buy our Beef. That Simple......

[Happytrails]

Must be doing something right when you are between BTO and GF.

And GF what am I missing about the "huge potential" of the RFID tag. My understanding and experience is that it will reveal a number to a scanner and that is it. Any information associated with that number is done in a data base. HT

[per]

Sure hope everyone had a shower.

[SADIE]

Here we go on RFID eartags again.

Per--Outdated technology is very correct. Pannel scanners especially like the ones that were tried in the auction markets and community pastures have a huge "Flaw" in readability of the RFID data. RFID eartag placement is also a concern. Feedback from producers and seminars on the current scanners have problems when the RFID eartag is placed according to the eartag specks to be placed deep in the ear next to the "brain"---scanners have difficulty reading those placements.

Problems of retention, problems of current scanners readability of the RFID eartags.

Research has shown that there is much better technology available at a much lower cost. Lets abort the archaic RFID plastic tag ASAP.

Per--those RFID eartags that are breaking down at the "washer" back of the ear. Don't forget once you have an animal that bears the RFID eartag and number is in the data base ----under law you have to keep a new RFID eartag in that animal and cross-reference and deregister the RFID number that is being lost and use the new RFID tag number.


Per---Western Producer--May 19 2011 Rage 65---Great picture.

[Kathy]

Why are we reviewing yet another government proposed legislation when, we can't even look at the (Alberta) legislation that has been passed in the Legislature but awaits proclamation (a formality). The Animal Health Amendment Act:

http://www.qp.alberta.ca/574.cfm?page=2009CH17_UNPR.cfm&leg_type=Acts&isbnc ln=9780779741755

This Act contains the death nails to the cattle industy and we (the industry) ignore it like the plague.

Traceability of living creatures that are NOT confined to a building, roam freely over sections of land, weigh enough to kill you when they run over you and have a mean temper at times - doesn't work.

Also the problem with the gestopo type CFIA control (under an international body OIE) means as Canadians we are being GOVERNED by a non-elected New World Order bureacracy.

Forget the FACTS that human health problems associated with Food, are more to do with MODERN agriculture practices. I don't want to participate in a "discussion" on legal matters when the ENDGAME is to put the family farm out of business. CFIA can KMA.

[Happytrails]

Well put Kathy. There are some pretty big meetings coming up they being Sask stockgrowers, Canadian auction markets assn, and ABP. It will be interesting to see if the light of day penetrates the ball rooms any better than it does the board rooms. HT