Beef Quality Assurance Certification and free Herd Management software
Free Certifications and Free Herd Management Software, Why Not?
For starters you can become BQA ( Beef Quality Assurance) certified currently FREE of charge online and in person at select locations.
www.BQA.org
Every year we become more advanced in technology and it happens in the cattle word too.
Consumers today want more transparency and information where there beef comes from.
So now you ask yourself what can I do help the consumers that fits into my cattle budget.
Consumers today want more transparency and information where there beef comes from.
So now you ask yourself what can I do help the consumers that fits into my cattle budget.
For starters you can become BQA ( Beef Quality Assurance) certified currently FREE of charge online and in person at select locations.
www.BQA.org
There are a few different certification you can get from cow-calf to transportation all information is list on their website. If your not sure ask the nearest kid to you I'm sure they have a smart phone and would be happy to pull it up for you.
Something new that recently released was from a company called Agex with digital traceable ear tags for you cattle. This is where it gets helpful, start by downloading the free application called
Agex Herd www.AgexHerd.com on your smart phone. You then can scan or type in the Agex ear tag (Agex USDA RFID Ear Tags $2 ea.) information to the app and add in all the important detail on the cow. You are able to input for instance: ranch location, weight, Purchase date, sale date, vaccination information, calving, breeding, etc on each bovine. What happens when you sell that cow? If the person who purchases the cow also downloads the free application they simply scan the ear tag and it uploads the history from it's last location. To me this seem to be a great step forward for those looks for more trace-ability in cattle also increasing the value of your cattle as they come with history report.
Agex Herd www.AgexHerd.com on your smart phone. You then can scan or type in the Agex ear tag (Agex USDA RFID Ear Tags $2 ea.) information to the app and add in all the important detail on the cow. You are able to input for instance: ranch location, weight, Purchase date, sale date, vaccination information, calving, breeding, etc on each bovine. What happens when you sell that cow? If the person who purchases the cow also downloads the free application they simply scan the ear tag and it uploads the history from it's last location. To me this seem to be a great step forward for those looks for more trace-ability in cattle also increasing the value of your cattle as they come with history report.
Side note: Recent news report states that a major fast food chain is set out to only purchase cattle from BQA Certified ranches in 2019 and only use BQA Certified cattle hauler by 2020. Once again reinstating that beef consumers what to know that they are getting the best quality beef possible and its up to us to make that happen.
And to answer the lingering question yes I'm BQA certified in cow-calf and a user of the Agex herd management software. ~ Pepper Stewart
And to answer the lingering question yes I'm BQA certified in cow-calf and a user of the Agex herd management software. ~ Pepper Stewart
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