Cattleman;
We keep hearing about various
programs that command some premiums and many of you might be intimidated by the
‘audits’ or EID electronic tags etc… We
have gathered a little information from some valid sources to help you in your
decisions.
The Audit is really not scary, it is more
like an enhanced training and evaluation the first year and helping know what
to do and keep for records going forward. Auditors are some great people
and their goal is to help…. not scrutinize.
PREMIUMS: (expected minimums. Other factors go
into premiums like group size, cattle type, location, etc as you are well aware
of, and this is not a guarantee!).
SAV: $1-2 per 100
NHTC: $3-5 per 100
Natural: $4-6 per 100
PROGRAMS:
Source & Age only is an option which
is a phone audit and calving records. ($225 and $2 EID)
NHTC is next with an onsite evaluation
and manual that is the $750 and a $3.50 per head which includes EID.
Verified Natural has the same costs and a
little more record requirements as NHTC
There are some other options for animal
welfare audit s and breed specific certifications.
MARKETING:
As far as marketing, the video sales are
good options for VNB and NHTC cattle.
We can help by notifying approved feedyards
of cattle that are available for sale.
It takes about a week at a min. to get an
audit done for VNB or NHTC
For just SAV it is about the same but is
probably faster if all the records are submitted with the kit. The kicker
is getting the EID tags and an auditor onsite
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