07/21/2024
‼️ FREE 840 Tag Pick-up Opportunity ‼️
The Illinois Department of Agriculture and IBA have partnered together to give beef producers the opportunity to order and pick-up 840 tags through the RFID 840 Tag Program during the Illinois State Fair! Read below to find out how:
Any producer who submits the 840 Tag Program Order Form by Friday, August 2, and denotes the code "ISF" in the "Date of pick-up" space is able to claim up to 500 free tags. The IDoA will have a tag pick-up during junior heifer check-in on Tuesday, August 6, from 8AM till 3PM, in the Junior Livestock Barn. If you are exhibiting in the open show, or a producer visiting the Illinois State Fair after August 6, the Illinois Beef Association will host pick-up hours at their office on select days listed (see photo). Paper copies of the 840 Tag Program Order Form will be available at each of the pick-up times and locations, where you can submit a hard copy form for tags to be picked up at one of the later pick-up slots.
Information on how to order the 840 tags and animal disease traceability can be found at https://agr.illinois.gov/animals/animalhealth/premises-registration.html
**Pick-up will also be available during the DuQuoin State Fair for producers who submit the 840 Tag Program Order Form by Friday, August 23, and denotes "DSF" in the "Date of pick-up". More details regarding pick-up times and locations will be available at a later date.**
