The Minnesota Board of Animal Health announced that the Minnesota legislature passed a bill to ensure confidentiality of premises and animal data information collected as part of the National Animal Identification System. The Board of Animal Health, the Minnesota Extension Service, and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture are working together to register all Minnesota livestock premises by the end of the year. That would include all farms, auction markets, processing plants, etc. Minnesota's voluntary National Animal Identification System has already assigned over 7,300 national premises identification numbers.

 

The National Animal Identification System is set to be implemented gradually over the next couple of years, with compliance required by USDA beginning in 2008.  Implementation could be accelerated by an animal health event, such as the recent BSE cows or TB found in a beef herd in the NW part of the state.

 

DHIA is in the final selection process and we plan to offer compliant Radio Frequency ID tags this fall.  These tags replace the steel tags that have carried the USDA shield and have been part of USDA’s animal health programs for decades now.  Expect the tags to cost between $2.30 and $2.75 each.  The tags have very high retention rates when placed properly, according to many practical studies worldwide.  The plan is that the RFID tag you place in a calf’s ear will be there for the lifetime of the animal.  Very few have gone missing in experience to date going back to 1999.

 

DHIA has always collected all the information necessary for the NAIS system, and we plan to routinely handle NAIS reporting for DHIA customers that authorize us to do that.  Reports are being redesigned to handle the longer international number, and the software changes have already been developed for use by field reps and on-farm Dairy Comp 305. 

 

Once the system is in place, animals will need an RFID tag to enter commerce or exhibitions, and those receiving animals will need to report the animal being sited by date and location (farm, auction house, county fair, etc).  We expect that those utilizing the DHIA system will have very little different to do to make NAIS work, other than switching to an RFID tag.   USDA does not plan to require retagging of older animals upon implementation, but market forces may dictate retagging.

 

 

Minnesota DHIA Anniversaries

Our sincere congratulations go out to our hard working Minnesota DHIA employees.  This month, Field Rep John Moller of Milaca, is celebrating his 25^th year of service, Keith Korkowski of Mayer, is celebrating 15 years of service and Harley Bork of Jasper is celebrating 10 years of service.  Please join us in extending our thanks to them for all the good work they do for our organization.

Congratulations to July Milk Quality Leaders

	Cows	SCC			cows	SCC
PRAHL DAIRY	30	41		DARREL + LISA/MAUS	64	119
JASON + NANCY/BACHMANN	29	42		OAK GLEN/JOHNS	32	120
ROBERT/SLATER	14	50		PINE OAKS DAIRY	63	120
NORBERT/BROWN	45	53		DAVID/BUCK	67	120
BOB & TERRI KETCHUM	109	58		L & D DAIRY	303	120
ART AND JANE/STUMPF	51	60		HARMONY ACRES,INC/	85	121
GATEWOOD FARM/	66	64		DALE/SMITH	171	121
MARK/KLEHR	55	66		BREEZY HILL DAIRY	315	121
REUBEN AND JANICE/STOMMES	68	67		DALE/AUSTING	105	123
WALLACE + ROGER/BRADLEY	36	73		JAMES A. & BETH/OLSON	68	124
KEITH/MAUS	42	78		SAPA SKA FARM INC/	83	126
JOSEPH/SPELTZ	12	79		BOB & NANCY JOHNSON	143	126
DONALD + DARLENE/MATROS	64	81		FAIRVIEW DAIRY	260	126
AIMEE/FINLEY	91	82		STEVE/MARTIN	49	127
ROGER + WENDY/SORENSON	27	85		TOM/GUNNINK	89	127
PETERMARK/HENDRICKSON	67	85		GRUNFELD SWISS FARM/	60	128
JOHN/NATHE	228	85		JOPPS CENTURY FARMS	96	129
WAYNE & KATHERINE/VOTH	104	86		DAVE CORBETT	32	131
MARK/NEWTON	34	89		FOLTZ DAIRY FARM INC.	75	131
GILMAN/HALBAKKEN	77	89		GERALD+LISA/BURG	45	132
DOUG/KES	41	91		O + S/DAIRY	213	132
SELKE FARMS/	127	91		CRONK DAIRY	36	133
JOEL & NICOLE/GROSS	46	92		MICHAEL/BRUCE	109	133
JOHN AND STACI/SCHERBER	48	95		RON AND MARY/PASSE	51	134
HOLLERMANN DAIRY	238	95		EARL/FELLING	72	134
KENNETH/ANDERSON	28	97		MIKE/MOTL+KIM HARFF	75	135
STEVE AND SANDY/SIEGLE	55	97		LINDAHL FARMS/	122	135
SCHREIBER BROS/	83	98		MARVIN RADEMACHER	59	136
RAYMOND/JONES	67	99		D & J  DAIRY	60	136
KIDMAN DAIRY	80	99		BRED & BUTTER DAIRY/	61	136
ZUMBRO VIEW FARMS LLC	48	100		HCL FARMS	165	136
FJEL-MAR DAIRY	101	100		UTHKE FAMILY/	49	137
KEVIN & DELORES/CARLSON	59	101		RONALD AND SUSAN/JOHNSON	60	137
THE UDDER PLACE	57	103		DEAN + ELIZABETH/JOHNSON	78	137
BRUCE & SARA/ANDERSEN	50	104		OREN AND JULIE/OLSEN	88	138
RUIS-ING SUN DAIRY	67	104		WAYNE/KOEPP	162	138
CIRCLE E FARM/	45	105		HARTHUN DAIRY	45	139
LEROY/DROPPS	28	106		DON/CHRISTIANSON	51	140
HALFA DREAMS	40	106		WARREN/FAY	54	141
JOHN  ROBERS	19	107		SCOTT/HIPPEN	59	141
DAVE + KATHY/SKIBA	112	108		JAMES/FIEDLER	65	141
TONY AND STEVE/WITT	39	109		SON-BOW FARMS INC	904	141
MILKY WAY DAIRY FARM	41	109		LARRY/LEXVOLD FAMILY	68	142
DALE/ERICKSON	36	111		RIVERVIEW ENTERPRISES	84	142
DAN + DEB/DOLENCE	45	111		DALE AND JULIE/SCHWARTZ	91	142
RON AMY SHAWN/BEMBOOM	85	111		MITCH/CLOW	25	143
THESING DAIRY/	139	112		BENNY+GENNY+TODD/FISCHER	41	143
LESLIE+TERESA/BIERBAUM	40	113		LEROY AND DON/ANTONSEN	47	143
RONALD/FIELD	33	115		PATRICK/THOENNES	54	143
KIMM'S DAIRY	83	115		JOHN + ROBERT/HUELSKAMP	67	143
BLUEMOUND DAIRY FARM	776	116		KERRY & KORY WIEBER	95	143
JOHN W/WENNINGER	36	117		VINCENT AND SHERI/SEXTON	110	143
				DON & CHERRYL/KJOS	165	143