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The FarmWizard BCMS/APHIS Interface enables you to perform the following functions for cattle IDs in your account:

 

•Apply for cattle Passports

•Notify "On" and "Off" cattle movements

•Notify cattle Deaths

•Produce a cross-check report showing differences between your cattle records on the Government database (CTS or APHIS) and your FarmWizard Herd Register

 

The FarmWizard BCMS Interface does not require you to log-in to CTS Online.  When you record cattle births, purchases, sales and deaths in the software, you will be given the option to report the resulting passport requests and movements to Government database. This is done automatically by the FarmWizard software on a daily basis (around 09:30am each morning).  Any cattle records that are not successfully validated by the Government database will be notified to your FarmWizard Home screen Dashboard. In the latter case, you should check and amend your cattle records for the next daily submission.

 

Setting up to use the BCMS Interface

Before you can use the BCMS Interface, you must first have first contacted the BCMS Helpline to request log-in details for "CTS Web Services for farm software".  The BCMS will post these details to your registered holding address as two separate mailings; once you have received both, please contact the FarmWizard Service Desk.

 

For more information about "CTS Web Services", click here (Gov.uk website).

 

Please note: The "CTS Web Services for farm software" log-in details are completely separate to the Government Gateway log-in details that you use to access the CTS Online website.  If you need any further assistance please contact the FarmWizard Service Desk on 01536 443300 or email support@orchidfarmtech.co.uk