DICKINSON, N.D. -- At a recent meeting, the only item on the agenda was to determine what to print on next year's ear tags. What made the meeting exciting were the new tags the printing was going on.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

*Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include a quote from the state veterinarian with the New Mexico Livestock Board. NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – As bird flu reached New Mexico dairy cows, the feds ...

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