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Transfer every bull. Your seedstock supplier should transfer every bull you purchase into your RAAA herd inventory. This is a key step because Angus Access is based on the use of registered Red Angus bulls. Visit with your genetic suppliers to confirm they transfer your new bulls into your operation’s name. Did you purchase Red Angus semen? An invoice detailing that purchase will be necessary to complete a tag purchase. Make sure you keep a copy of this information to submit to the value-added department when enrolling. Did you buy heifers bred to a Red Angus bull? Calves out of commercial heifers bred to registered Red Angus bulls also qualify for Angus Access, but ONLY if the seller completes the purchased
bred commercial female form. This form is the key component in enrolling the resulting calves into Angus Access. Ask your supplier to assist with this form, which is available on RedAngus.org. Ready to purchase Angus Access tags? To order tags for your upcoming calf crop, the process is simple, but does require contacting the value-added department. After answering a few questions regarding your management practices and genetics, an Angus Access tag order will be placed on your behalf. It is imperative that the calves be tagged at the ranch of origin. Previously known as the Feeder Calf Certification Program, Angus Access has been a widely used third-party verified program since 1995. We are excited to assist you on boosting your return on investment with Red Angus genetics.
Angus Access and Allied Access Enrollment Checklist
Red Angus Marketing Programs have been delivering results since 1995, combining the value of superior genetics with access to export markets and premium product lines, while allowing Red Angus customers to build strong reputations. Angus Access, previously known as the Feeder Calf Certification Program, was the industry’s original USDA Process Verified Genetic, Source and Age Verification program. Allied Access provides solutions for crossbreeding programs by delivering source and age verification, without the genetic restriction. Allied Access delivers the flexibility for Red Angus customers using multi-breed rotations, hybrids or composites to capture heterosis.
o Make the call. Contact RAAA and answer a few simple questions. The evaluation takes approximately 15 minutes and there is NO ENROLLMENT FEE. o Provide special documentation (only when needed) . For AI-sired calves, provide receipts of semen purchases/collections. In the case of purchased bred females, a signed invoice/bill of sale stating the number of head and breeding status (including service sires). o Purchase tags. Upon completing the evaluation, tamper-proof tags will be shipped to the ranch, or outside-purchased EIDs should be reported. EIDs are the required program-compliant tag. RAAA offers 840 EID-only buttons or a corresponding combination visual tag and EID. Optional visual tags are available for management or visual marketing purposes. Customers have the option to add management numbers or a line of text to the tag. o Tag calves. Tag calves at anytime – birth, branding, preconditioning, weaning – but they must be tagged before they leave the ranch of origin. Leftover ear tags can be used on the next enrolled calf crop. o Fill out Enrollment Agreement. After calves are tagged, return the Enrollment Agreement along with a copy of the first page of your calving record to RAAA. The Enrollment Agreement is mailed when the tags are shipped to the ranch and is available online at: RedAngus.org/marketing. o Receive Certificate of Compliance. RAAA mails a COC after the Enrollment Agreement and first page of your calving record have been processed. Additional copies of COCs can be sent to buyers, feedyards, livestock markets, etc. All COCs are available online at RedAngus.org via the ASV Tag Search tab. o Call to enroll each calf crop. An arrangement between the Red Angus Association of America and IMI Global, a division of Where Food Comes From, Inc., will allow cattle producers who take advantage of Red Angus value-added programs to more easily utilize IMI Global verification services. Cattle producers who enroll in Red Angus value-added programs will now have the capability to start the application process for IMI Global claims on the same phone call, saving valuable time and streamlining the enrollment process. Because Angus Access is already providing verification for age, source and genetics, producers who enroll calves in the program can use the same program-compliant EID as the identifier for Red Angus and IMI Global programs.
• Traceability to at least 50% registered Angus bloodlines • Source verified to ranch of origin • Group age verified
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• Source verified to ranch of origin • Group age verified
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Enroll in Angus Access or Allied Access and order your tags today!
Value-Added Department 940-477-4593 tags@redangus.org
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