At its testing facility in the Badlands of North Dakota, Fargo-based startup 701x is putting final touches on its ear tag that tracks GPS location, monitors animal activity, as well as its software ...

Ear tags are a rather common phenomenon on farms, mostly on dairy cattle. Gone are the days when cows were referred to by names such as ‘Njoki’. Today, recordkeeping is a critical aspect of running a ...

The cow-calf producer organization R-CALF sued the USDA on Oct. 30 to stop the agency from requiring ranchers who move cattle and bison across state lines to use electronic identification ear tags.

New rule being published by the Animal Plant Health Inspection Service will require electronic identification ear tags for dairy, and some beef, cattle in 180 days. Such EID tags come with LF or UHF ...

In a new collaboration, CERES TAG, has announced a partnership with Jeffers Inc. in the United States. This partnership is set to expand how CERES TAG reaches farmers and livestock producers across ...

As a new electronic ear tag rule kicks off on Nov. 5, some producers may find there are no free tags left. Some may be forced to buy their own tags until another allocation comes through from USDA.

MINNESOTA (Valley News Live) - The Minnesota Board of Animal will implement a new United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) official ...

Smart ear tags for calves can pick up signs of pneumonia at least 24 hours before they are obvious to humans. But the advantage of this earlier disease detection will only be realised when a farm has ...

Ceres Tag, together with the Queensland government, James Cook University, Meat and Livestock Australia, and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), are working ...