Press Release

PigCHAMP Inc. Selects AgInfoLink to Provide Data Sharing & Compliance Solutions

 Longmont, CO- May 24, 2004- PigCHAMP, Inc., a subsidiary of Farms.com and the leading swine software and knowledge management company in North America, has selected AgInfoLink to provide comprehensive information management solutions for secure data sharing. These solutions will enable PigCHAMP software users to easily share production data amongst their supply chain partners, enhancing their marketing opportunities and making it simple to comply with an approaching national livestock identification program.

 “As a leader in swine data collection, management and interpretation, we wanted to ensure that PigCHAMP users would be ready for the future. We are preparing for a new environment that requires the sharing of basic animal data such as origin and birthdates throughout the supply chain,” says David Farnum, DVM, Vice-President of Farms.com . “AgInfoLink’s data sharing solutions give our customers the data transfer tools to decide what data is shared, with who and when.”    

 Phaedra Culjak-Reif, Business Development, AgInfoLink, “We are very excited about the opportunity to provide safe, secure, and auditable data sharing capabilities for PigCHAMP users. These tools will make is simple to send the appropriate production data to various marketing systems as well as to governments for National Animal ID compliance.”

 The 2004 release of PigCHAMP will allow customers to share directly into AgInfoLink’s  data backbone.

  Farms.com Ltd. (www.farms.com) is a leading marketing and information company with a family of operations that provides innovative solutions to the agriculture and food industry. It includes the eHARVEST division, which supplies information and technology solutions to the food industry. PigCHAMP (www.pigchamp.com) a subsidiary of Farms.com, is the leading swine software and knowledge management company in North America .

AgInfoLink (www.aginfolink.com) is a leading provider of customized information solutions for the livestock industry. We provide flexible and easy to use management tools that allow you to produce a profit. AgInfoLink makes it simple to implement systems for individual animal management, source-verification, and processes documentation.

Courtney Oldham                                           JoAnn Alumbaugh

AgInfoLink                                                        PigCHAMP

(800) 282-0570                                               (515) 233-2551

courtney@aginfolink.com                               www.pigchamp.com

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