During the pilot phase, the board is evaluating the response to the product and trying to determine if PBA members can supply enough cattle to meet the demand in a year-round marketing situation. Membership advantages Ask any Precision Beef Alliance member, and they'll tell you PBA is built around partnerships. In many cases those relationships start around the kitchen table. The initial membership fee gives members access to a wide spectrum of services and to field staff. Members can choose from calf-record processing, feedlot monitoring, carcass data collection, consulting and retail program enrollment.
Some services do cost a nominal fee.
PBA does not try to duplicate the services of programs a member may already use. If the producer desires, a PBA representative would help evaluate the data. Another way the alliance is helping members is by grouping cattle. This is one option from which members with smaller operations can benefit. The alliance does offer services to nonmembers at a higher fee.