Whole Herd TPR breeders, be on the lookout to update your fall herd inventories. Paper forms are being mailed out this week and MyHerd users can log in anytime to view and update the 2017 fall herd inventory. Completion and return of fall herd inventories before July 15 receive a discount of 25 cents off per head on every female maintained on the fall inventory. Inventories updated after Sept. 1 will incur a $2.00 per head surcharge on every female maintained on the fall inventory. Take advantage of the early bird discount and save money today!

How to update your 2017 fall herd inventory on MyHerd

Follow the steps to update and submit your cow herd inventory using MyHerd.org or click here to view the step-by-step MyHerd Tutorial.

1. Log into MyHerd and click on the “to-do list“ task labeled “2017 Fall Herd Inventory Update needed.”
2. MyHerd populates a list of females expected to calve this fall. Review and update the cow herd inventory. Remember, the purpose of the cow herd inventory is for you to supply an accurate list of females expected to calve this fall.

a. If the populated list is correct, click the “Submit job now to bill inventory?” button.

b. To make changes to any cows listed, follow the steps below:

1. Click on the females needing to be updated

i. Click the “Disposal” button for females that were previously sold or culled and give the proper disposal code and disposal date.

ii. Click “Inventory Status” to mark females as “NS (Next Season)” if they’re bred to calve in the spring 2018 calving season, “NE (Non-Exposed)” if they haven’t been exposed to breeding conditions or provide a proper calving ease score for females not expected to calve this season.

2. Add new or additional females to the inventory; provide their registration numbers and assign a herd ID.

3. Review each herd ID, and make corrections. Each female must have a unique ID, and it cannot be repeated within the herd. A herd ID is a short individual identification comprised of a maximum of six numbers, letters or both, usually the same as the individuals tattoo number. Herd IDs are used in place of long registration numbers to speed up calf recording.

c. When the cow inventory list is up-to-date, click the “Submit job now to bill inventory?” button.

3. Once the “Submit job now to bill inventory?” button is clicked, the inventory is submitted to the AHA and the charges are billed.

Note: If your inventory has already been billed, the button “Submit job now to bill inventory?” won’t be displayed on the 2017 fall cow herd inventory page.