Rules?

[feathersrun]

Kato,
what's the point of the electronic tags vs the bar codes? Is there an advantage or is it just industry money grab? Remember this is the first I've heard of the change.

Monika

[cropduster]

Ritter`s choice of analogies mystifies me.This is the chairman of an X billion dollar corporation and he`s making statements like that??IF he were taking the `high road` it`s such a shallow comment as to not have any substance at all,and, if he had a sinister connotation it`s exactly that!Shouldn`t they be selling WHEAT ? ?How does this relate to the dismal voter turnout?I`m thinking the voter turnout is the true symbol of CWB marginalization.Farmers just don`t give a rat`s behind about them(CWB) any more.Is fear mongering the only pillar they have left??I thought they learned that wasn`t working,particularly with groups like FFJ.They continue to be reactionary only and easy to target by their detractors.Too bad no one there is smart enought o take a leadership role and include rather than exclude detractors.

[kato]

I think they prefer to be able to scan them electronically. The bar codes can become dirty and hard to read.

With the EID tags, they can put a scanner in a chute and just run them by. It's a lot quicker. I think they are easier to integrate into an automated system.

That's my guess, anyway.

[feathersrun]

MMMMMM that makes a great deal of sense. I never thought the bar codes were a good idea as some the ones we've dealt with recently were either on backwards or half sc****d off or the numbers were so damn small you had to climb on top of the cow just to read the damn thing. I do like this idea of EID now that I know what it is. Thanks

Monika

[TOM4CWB]

Cropduster;

I read an interesting saying this morning;

In a free and Democratic election all votes count;

But in feudalism all they do is count the votes.

[intr3est]

Just thought I'd pipe up. Was reading a feed science magazine the other day. These "tas" chips are being put in everything from boxes of cereal to bags of feed now. a handheld computer can read everything from expiry dates to best before dates, also used for inventory control in supermarkets. One day we will be able to program info. like DOB, vaccinations etc on these tags. They are also probably more secure being in the ear and not catching on feeders etc.