The Red Angus FCCP & Allied Access programs are the industry's best value in age and source verification.
From 2013-2018, producers who used the FCCP tag reaped an average premium of $2.98 per hundredweight (cwt) in comparison to producers selling Red Angus sired calves without the yellow tag. On calves averaging 600 lbs, this advantage would calculate to nearly $18 per head and $1,430 per pot load! Given this, the choice to tag your calves through the FCCP seems obvious. (Source: Superior Livestock Auction Analysis: Kansas State University, Merck Animal Health, and Superior Livestock).
Buyers of yellow-tagged calves can capture more downstream value through two grid programs that are open exclusively to FCCP-tagged calves. The Tyson Choice Plus Grid, or Verified Red Angus grid as Tyson cattle buyers know it, pays premiums on upper 2/3rds Choice cattle. There are additional premiums for cattle grading Prime, and a 15% allowance for "out cattle" (heavies, Yield Grade 4 and 5, etc.), with no discounts up to that threshold. The G.O. RED, through Greater Omaha Packing in Omaha, Nebraska, pays premiums for Yield Grade 1 and 2 cattle.
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With over 2 million head enrolled, the Red Angus Feeder Calf Certification Program (FCCP) has seen many years of growth as a Genetic, Source and Age Program. The FCCP's "Yellow Tag" is recognized as the symbol of guaranteed "Angus" genetics and a trusted source for both feeders and packers filling "Angus" product lines. Enhancing the value of Red Angus genetics since 1995, the FCCP builds a reputation through source verification to the ranch of origin and, coupled with group age verification, provides access to export market premiums. For further information on how to order tags, click here.
Participants will conduct an over-the-phone questionnaire to determine qualifications and be given the opportunity to purchase program tags.
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FCCP Enrollment Checklist | ASV Tag Search |
Customer Enrollment Agreement | USDA Certificate of Conformance |
Purchased Bred Females Form | State Contacts for Premise IDs |
Allied Access, started in 2012, provides Red Angus customers with another value-added solution for their crossbreeding programs. Allied Access delivers Age & Source Verification (ASV) without the Genetic restrictions of its predecessor, the FCCP. Allied Access was created with the FCCP's same user-friendly features and carries on its tradition of being the industry's most trusted program.
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FCCP Enrollment Checklist | ASV Tag Search |
Customer Enrollment Agreement | USDA Certificate of Conformance |
The Red Angus Association of America and Santa Gertrudis Breeders International are collaborating to provide the beef industry with a unique blend of maternal traits, adaptability, growth and marbling – all packaged with a heat-tolerant, red hide – into a new program for the commercial beef producer called American Red.
The offspring of this crossbreeding program will be well suited for commercial producers who are seeking quality replacement females and steers that fit in the value-added segment of the beef industry.
American Red has been tested and proven at the King Ranch, in Kingsville, Texas. Numerous other breeders in the southern U.S. have also begun using this strategic cross to combat the harsh environment with marked success.
While the leadership at RAAA and SGBI are still finalizing key details, program specs for American Red will be as follows:
The program requires a yearly $50 enrollment fee and a $1.25 fee for each tag. There is a five head minimum for enrollment.
A new arrangement between the Red Angus Association of America and IMI Global, a division of Where Food Comes From, Inc., will allow cattle producers who take advantage of Red Angus value-added programs to more easily utilize IMI Global verification services. Cattle producers who enroll in Red Angus value-added programs will now have the capability to start the application process for IMI Global claims on the same phone call, saving valuable time and streamlining the enrollment process.
IMI Global offers multiple verification programs to boost cattle producers’ profit potential, including non-hormone treated cattle, verified natural and grass-fed beef, as well as its newest sustainability program, BeefCARE.
Because the FCCP is already providing verification for age, source and genetics, producers who enroll calves in the program can use the same program compliant tag or EID as the identifier for Red Angus and IMI Global programs.
For more information about the Red Angus IMI Global enrollment process, contact contact the value-added department at tags@redangus.org or call (940) 477-4593.
IMI Red Angus Ranch Verification Application
IMI Red Angus Ranch Verification Renewal Application
IMI Global Program Packet Informational Guide
BeefCARE Information Flyer