It’s not getting implemented, we don’t need more needless red tape, CFIA can’t handle a little ostrich farm those government pricks won’t know what a hornets nest is like pissing off thousands of ranchers.
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Which part would be such an inconvenience to you: getting a PID? Reporting community pasture use? Or reporting deadstock?Originally posted by TSIPP View PostComment
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If it turns out anything like Europe the inconvenience will be when the government inspectors show up in your yard with a print out off all the animals that you are supposed to have in your herd , they will check the animals ,read tags , check your records and see if it all everything all lines up with their printout for your herdOriginally posted by Blaithin View Post
then you will have to explain any discrepancies and maybe face penalty's , having farmed under that for i would not wish it on my worst enemy , Canada wants to align more with Europe ,
here is the start of it , anybody that voted for liberals enjoyComment
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ABP calls for halt to proposed traceability changes
PID is no big deal. We have to have it to buy RFIDs, ivomec products and the vet probably has our # on file for medications.
But some of the proposed movement regulations are overreach. Not to mention that I no longer have trust in the CFIA after the ostrich "cull".
UPDATE today - CFIA confirms that the proposed amendments are not finalized and not currently in place, and that the agency will pause publication of the regulations while continuing consultation and considering concerns raised by industry and partners.Comment
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No reason for it to reach the passport level the UK deals with. That would definitely be a pain.Originally posted by cropgrower View Post
After the TB issue in the community pasture in Alberta, wanting to know which animals are in those pastures isn’t an unrealistic move.
And if adding in additional traceability for community pastures takes away pressure to handle TB like it’s been handled in the UK, it’s the lesser of all evils.
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I have a premise ID number, feeding cattle today and I’m watching for yellow buttons and I’ll bet I have at least a hundred buttons missing, if I need to report on dead stock the coyotes take the ears first thing and I don’t have a clue where that button went, if someone has 20 animals it’s not a big deal but if someone has 600 it kinda makes these new pointless rules a big deal. I brand my cattle and that brand is registered to me, any cattle sold has a button that is easily removed, how is that traceable?Comment
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When the yellow buttons came out it wasn’t a big deal but the rules keep changing until it’s a big deal, kinda like having an RPAL and the legal guns made illegal.Last edited by TSIPP; Jan 10, 2026, 17:53.Comment
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The outcry over the buttons was HUGE! It was like the sky was falling ????????
Do you not ear tag your cows TSIPP?
An animal at a feedlot that has lost its button usually still has its tag, can easily add a new button linked to that animal. If a lot with 15,000 head can manage to keep track of RFIDs then a cow calf farm can do it.
In the rare case all tags are lost then it’s just recorded to the best of the ability, animal loses all treatment history.
I’ve been at brandings for farms with well over 1000 pairs and all their calves are tagged with buttons at birth and inputted. They scan the tag at the branding to add in what was done to the calf so the excuse it’s a big deal for big producers doesn’t hold any water. I’d say a lot of the big producers will mostly adjust to these kind of regulations easily due to their frequently better record keeping, as will anyone in the purebred and bull raising game. They’re over half way there with their data collection already.Comment
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