What not to ring Marilyn about 

Right now the Feeding Quality Forum registration is in full-swing and if you’ve got questions, Marilyn’s your gal. If you need Best Practices Manuals to give out at a meeting or you want to know how to get CAB® product for your bull sale, again Marilyn’s your gal.

Many people call into our office and ask Marilyn questions she’s never gotten before and if she doesn’t know the answer, she finds it for you.

Last week, she got one of those, “Hmmm…never gotten that one before” questions. A rancher called in and said something like, “Hey, we’ve got a replacement heifer that showed up at our place, and it has one of your CAB tags. Could you tell me who owns it so I can call them to come and get it?”

That made me think it was time to bring this myth up again:

Myth: AngusSource® tags=CAB eartags.

Fact: CAB doesn’t have a tag system, but our parent company (The American Angus Association) does. It’s a USDA-approved age, source and genetic verification program, that’s been proven to help feeder calves fetch more at the auction barn. It’s especially driven by age-and-source premiums at the feedlot level, which are often in the neighborhood of $30/head. Calves sired by a registered Angus bull, can be enrolled for an initial $50 and $1 for each tag in that group.

Often times folks think having an AngusSource tag means they’ll automatically make CAB. I busted that myth last year in the post, “Can I have some of those CAB eartags? Nope!”

As I said then: “Just wanted to make sure we’re clear: We’re totally supportive of the AngusSource program and all it stands for. It’s just that it’s not a “CAB ear tag.” You still have to wait until the packer pulls off that hide to see if it gets certified.”

Hopefully that clears a few things up.

Oh, and if you were wondering…we’re not sure if that heifer found her way home, but the good folks in St. Joesph were able to look that tag up.

May your bottom line be filled with black ink,

Miranda

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