Federated Farmers - Is NAIT on right track?

Is NAIT on right track?

Released 28 Jan 2009

MAF Biosecurity has released a discussion document on the proposal for enhancing New Zealand's animal identification and traceability systems.
The discussion document can be viewed here.

The proposal seeks to establish a central registry of animals, properties and people so that New Zealand can better leverage off existing schemes to meet market access requirements and better enable animal tracing from farm to point of slaughter. The document sets out how it believes the proposal would address problems with existing ID systems in New Zealand, such as:

incomplete data on properties and livestock;
unnecessary requirements for additional ear tags under different schemes;
limited ability to match data from one system against data from another;
heavy reliance on paper-based records and the high rate of human error that goes with such an approach.

To achieve this, the discussion document identifies a requirement to individually tag cattle and deer with RFID ear tags. Farmers are keenly aware that this could become yet another cost imposed on their business.

Looking through the proposal, do you see economic benefit for yourself behind the farm gate? What changes would you need to see from the proposal for you to comfortably support the proposal? Do you think we are heading down the right track with compulsory ID of livestock?

Bruce Wills, chairman Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre wants to hear your thoughts on this important development in the livestock industry.

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Phillip Steele August 06, 2008 12.05p.m.	Having read the traceability document on the internet, my conclusion is that this scheme is a waste of time and money. My interpretation of the document is that the present value of the costs is far greater than the benefits, this should rule it out from the start. The scheme is designed to fit those farmers with more intensive systems only. The current tagging animal health board scheme provides good traceability, as proven in some recent cases. For such a scheme there is no extra benefit to the livestock owner in offering proof of ownership. There is no limit on extra government regulations that could be added to the scheme. The risk to us losing any flexibility in our farming systems through extra controls from government would be huge. I doubt the proposers of this scheme fully understand costs involved for individual farmers in terms of time especially. The government is being generous with taxpayer's money to set up something that will run at a loss. Although I think I appreciate the risk to the country of new and unwanted diseases and pests. I would far rather the funding for this project was spent on border control and stopping the problem before it happens. I am not confident that we are able to stop any pest or disease, given recent other cases, no matter what colour tag our animals are wearing. I have a suspicion that this nait outfit has not fully researched their proposal, as I see little evidence in their document that they have the systems up and running to cope with all the data they hope to receive in the next 6 to 12 months. From the time they have been in operation I should like to have seen more than one rather sketchy overview of what they hope to have fully working in 6 months. My opinion is that nait has not been too good at letting livestock owners know what they will have to deal with until the last minute. I also feel that we are being sold something that has been decided for us.
Merryn Maxwell August 02, 2008 04.08p.m.	Well yet more red tape for the producer. I have now heard that they are going to link this Electronic Tagging System to the Carbon Credits/Emissions Trading Scheme in the future. As it is I can't get my head around this CC/ ETS, and I would more than likely be right in saying I am not the only one. When someone can come up with better marketing systems so the producer gets more buck for his bang, then move on, we are struggling to cope with the monetary outgoings enforced on us now, let alone getting something else added to the list.
Ivon Hurst August 02, 2008 06.01a.m.	The process suggested looks more streamlined off farm but does not recognise two problems inside the farm gate, 1) The proposal is dependent on a tagging system that is fail safe, ie tags that will remain on all cattle at all times. At present that standard of tag has not been reached, which is why the present tagging system is being used. Assuming that setting tag QA standards for average farm conditions is not good enough, especially if a secondary tag is expected to stay on an animal from six weeks of age until death. 2) To benefit farmers in terms of administering the system easily, a high standard of internet connection needs to be in place. That does not exist at present and is not likely to for some considerable time. Until it does exist, a paper trail is the most fail safe option. When these two fundimentals have been addressed, the system proposed may have some chance of success.
Ali Undorf-Lay August 01, 2008 04.22p.m.	Adding fuel to the embers: when I was in France on my Nuffield global tour I visited the meat and fruit/vegetable distribution centre for most of Europe. All the meat being traded had a paper passport - this included meat that was already cut down to steaks and roasts etc. Then I went to China and saw how NZ wool, and wool from South Africa and Australia was all thrown indiscrimanatly into same the washing vats and end product. Traceability was irrelevant and the buyers were not concerned about brands or even country of origin.
Tommy Smith July 28, 2008 09.50a.m.	hi - the Feds website is great
Basil Meyer July 26, 2008 09.44a.m.	Hi all. By their own admission (Kevin Old and Lindsay Burton) traceability from plate to farm (animal) is not possible under the current proposal. So what is the point of NAIT? More costs and no benefit. Do not confuse traceability with quality assurance!!!!!!!! Many customers (probably most) have developed longterm relationship with suppliers (NZFSA acredited) on the basis of quality, realiability, consistancy,continuity and of cours pricing! Regards Basil
David Greer July 25, 2008 10.04p.m.	After the mess ups we have had with eartags in both cattle and deer we fail to be convinced that unless there is a fool proof system in place it will create more problems than what there are already. If tags cannot be supplied that can be read by the scanners and transferred to our killing sheets so we know that the animals we have sent are ours. As we record each animal and weight sent to the works we need the AHB numbers to be correct. Tags ordered this year have been stamped with the wrong AHB numbers from the factory and the scanners have then read tag damaged so no accountability or traceability can be proven. Unless the system can be improved upon and fool proof it is a waste or time and money.
Mark Illston July 21, 2008 05.36p.m.	dear Bruce, i would me happpy to tag my cattle AFTER. all the restuarants and customers have a system in place that they can trace back to which cut from which piece of meat from which box from which animal in that box. i.ll be happi to help do my animal tagging, in the mean time tell them to piss off. regards Mark

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