A26-Unc««ter Farming, Saturday, April 15, 2000
National Holstein Association Announces New Programs For Members
BRATTLEBORO, VT The
National Holstein Association
has announced three new oppor
tunities to help members
manage their herds better.
Those are EASY 2000, volume
discounts, and computerized
records.
Dairy producers arc no longer
required to present certificates
at Classification for animals
identified through the Holstein
Tag ID program. Customers
who identify with photos or
sketches will continue to be re
quired to present certificates at
Classification, however in either
case customers may choose to
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have scores stamped on all or
none of their certificates.
Herds using EASY 2000 and
Tag ID will be given an option to
not receive a certificate for their
registrations starting this fall.
By using EASY 2000, producers
will be able to receive their regis
tration information electroni
cally from the Holstein
Association. If at a later date a
certificate is required for a show
or sale, one will be provided at
no cost. The Holstein Associa
tion will continue to provide cer
tificates of registration to
customers who choose to con
tinue receiving certificates.
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Holstein Association Classifi
cation customers also will be eli
gible for volume discounts
starting July 1, 2000. The per
animal discounts will apply to
all classification programs
except the Classic.
Savings will be determined by
the number of animals scored
and the program, and will vary
from $l.OO to $5.00 per animal.
The Holstein Association’s
Classification program provides
accurate evaluations and valu
able information for use in mer
chandising and genetic
improvement. The variety of
program options provide dairy
producers with a program that
will fit their needs. For more in
formation on the Holstein Asso
ciation’s Classification
programs call the Customer Ser
vice Department at 1-800- 952-
5200.
After months of intense field
testing, the Holstein Association
will release EASY 2000 on April
17th. This new version of the
Holstein Association’s compu
terized ID program offers users
increased flexibility, more inter
faces with herd management
programs and a built in upload
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submit applications at the click
of a button over the Internet.
EASY 2000 offers more Cus
tomized Tag options with set-up
that’s easier than ever. Through
the tag set up users can choose
the color of the tag they prefer
and the information they wish to
have printed. Through EASY
2000 dairy producers can assign
different tag types to differenti
ate between groups of cattle.
For example, a yellow tag
with the dam ID, date of birth
and sire short name for animals
registered in the Herdbook and
,a white tag with the Dam ID
and birthdate for animals identi
fied through the Basic ID pro
gram. Once the tag type is set
up, users can preview an exam
ple of what their tags will look
like. The correct tag type is au
tomatically assigned when a calf
application is entered.
EASY 2000 works with all
forms of ID accepted by the Hol
stein Association, including
photos and sketches and allows
dairy producers who use photos
or sketches to identify their ani
mals to purchase Customized
Tags for herd management.
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EASY 2000 accepts files from
10 herd management programs:
PC Dart, DHI PLUS, DC 305,
Dairy Quest, Westfalia Dairy
Plan 5.0, Cow Search, BarnOwl
/Heifer 98, DairyDat, Herd Pro
5.0, and Dairy Enterprises.
Importing calf data from
these programs to EASY 2000 is
done with ease by following the
on screen instructions provided
by the Import Wizard.
Once this information is
loaded into EASY, omissions
and errors are clearly marked
with explanations of the prob
lem provided.
Once all the calf information
has been corrected and verified,
submission through the Submis
sion Wizard is simple. For users
with an internet connection,
submission of completed regis
trations is as simple as point and
click.
Customers that register their
calves before 6 months of age
using EASY 2000 and Tag ID
now receive $2 off each registra
tion fee. EASY 2000 will be
available at www.holsteinusa
.com on April 17 or you can call
1-800-952-5200 to reserve your
copy today.