Beef Stocker USA 2008 Survey of the Animal Identification Industry
Responding
Company: AgInfoLink
Survey Section: Company Information
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Company: |
AgInfoLink
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Representative: |
Glenn
Smith |
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Contact Person: |
Glenn
Smith |
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Characterize: |
Founded in 1997, AgInfoLink designs and develops secure, high
quality, traceability solutions for the world’s food supply. The
company’s products provide the food industry with data collection,
secure data sharing, data warehousing, reporting and analysis tools
for increasing profits and reducing risk.
AgInfoLink solutions provide customers increased
efficiencies, increased commodity value, and “value traceability”
from the farm to the table. The
company can work with existing systems to “connect the dots” and
provide a customized solution which meets the customer’s
requirements. The
company’s headquarters are located in AgInfoLink
offers information verification services to the livestock industry.
AgInfoLink verification services can provide an auditable
information trail to verify a number of industry requirements and
marketing claims. Verification
specifically for age and source is provided through AgInfoLink’s
USDA-approved Processed Verification Program (PVP). AgInfoLink
delivers these verification services through its approved
Verification Partners. These
partners, under the training and oversight of AgInfoLink, provide
customer enrollment, training, and auditing to verify claims.
AgInfoLink’s Process Verification Program approval gives customers
the opportunity and flexibility to participate in a wide variety of
marketing channels. They can collect a number of data points in
order to substantiate age and source verification.
Data collection may occur with any of AgInfoLink’s
traceability tools and through third party systems. |
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Chief Executive Officers: |
William
Pape, Chief Executive Officer |
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Background: |
AgInfoLink
has been providing animal identification and information management
solutions to the beef industry since 1997. In that time we have
recorded over 6.5 million animal enrollments through its global
database. We have global operations in North America, |
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Mission/Vision: |
AgInfoLink
envisions a food industry where food products (livestock, crop and
fiber) are individually tracked from source to processing and
distribution. Our information solutions allow product attribute and
performance data to be recorded and reported to increase producer
profitability, product consistency, management efficiency and
overall food safety. |
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Goals: |
AgInfoLink
will provide the tools of choice for secure, integrated food
information management. These solutions will improve food production
and processing from the farm to the table by reducing costs and
increasing management efficiencies and profitability through the
management of individual units at each stage of production. |
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Industry Targeting: |
Livestock
and Meats including Beef, Bison, Dairy, Sheep, Swine. Fruits
and Vegetables Grains and Oilseeds |
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Partners: |
AgInfoLink
Global Inc. has a strategic partnership with John Deere AgriSerivces.
John Deere AgriServices provides business services and
technology solutions to connect information in the food supply chain
and enable the secure sharing of authorized data via private
customer networks. |
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Website: |
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Distribution Method: |
AgInfoLink provides services to individual producers, organizations/associations, and private companies. We work closely with clients to determine their needs and make product and solution recommendations based on their project goals. Our services range from manual data entry systems for those without computer to advanced chuteside data collection software applications. This wide variety of technology allows AgInfoLink to provide solutions ranging from simple to complex data sharing networks. AgInfoLink's solutions allow for enhanced data collection and information management for increased performance and efficiency as well as contractual and governmental compliance. AgInfoLink customers include livestock producers, state and national associations, auction markets, state and federal governments, as well as service organizations and agribusiness firms. |
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