Envu: CERES TAG Allows Ranchers To Better Track, Manage Cattle
Imagine knowing exactly where every cow is and what they're up to, all at the touch of a button. Sounds like the future, right?
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Smart E-Tags Look To Increase Productivity, Reduce Costs, Increas
Smart e-tags are an emerging technology in the beef cattle industry. Mark Trotter, a professor of precision livestock management at Central Queensland University in Australia, has been researching smart e-tags. He spoke about the technology at the recent Oklahoma Beef Cattle Summit.
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R-Calf Voices Opposition To USDA Ear Tag Mandate
Cattle producers from across the west plan to hold a rally next week to show their opposition to a new government mandate. An electronic ID ear tag on adult cattle shipped over state lines is unnecessary and too costly for cattle producers, that according to rally organizers. This up...
NCBA Defends Traceability Rule
Electronic ID tags may be the only thing standing between a national catastrophe and a rapid response to an animal disease outbreak in the U.S. That according to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association in defense of a new USDA traceability rule.
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R-CALF Raises Concerns With USDA Program
R-CALF USDA is concerned about potential harmful requirements under a USDA plan. The Department of Ag looks to reimburse producers for livestock that die when the government orders de-population efforts, during disease outbreaks such as foot-and-mouth disease. R-CALF ...
USDA Seeks Input on RFID Ear Tag Proposal
The USDA is seeking public comment on the transition to RFID only ear tags. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service wants the public input on the proposal where APHIS would only approve RFID as the official eartag for use in interstate movement of cattle that are required to be identified by the traceability regulations.
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