What is Beef Passport?
Beef Passport uses a confidential, third-party, private industry database to contain all information captured related to cattle. Feedyards and packers are able to use the EID tag lookup system to verify cattle are meeting specific third-party verification programs. At the core of these programs is source and age verification, Beef Passport can also be used to sign up for source and age verification online.
For source verification, we must know an animal’s birthplace, which is most often done by utilizing an Electronic Identification (EID) tag. Age can also be added to your Source verification program, which is done through records review. Additional verification programs can be added on to your U.S. Verified Source program. View your options here!
This system meets ADT requirements and is an easy tie-in with voluntary verification programs. It maintains and ensures export verification compliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Beef Passport apply to you?
For a producer, you can think of it like your bank account. Your personalized dashboard, with a secure username/password function, will house all of your verification and traceability information in one place, along with the ability to order tags, view announcements and much more! For a feedyard or packer, it's more like the DMV. It allows you to look up the cattle you are receiving via EID number to ensure many different claims!
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What are the benefits of Beef Passport?
Real-time notifications of:
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Verifies 100% tag reads
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Alerts on missing EID tags
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Ensures cattle claims are accurate
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Identifies fallouts
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Maintains export verification compliance
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ADT tag retirement service
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Who can use Beef Passport?
The entire beef supply chain!
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Cow-Calf
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Stockers
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Feedyards
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Dairies
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Calf Ranches
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Livestock Markets
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Processors
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The importance of U.S. Verified?
Traceability has been the core of our business since 1995. The U.S. Verified source verification program is a voluntary program that allows producers to verify the source of origin of their cattle, which is the first step toward traceability.