Replacing lost ear tags in cattle could be costing farmers millions of pounds every year, with an estimated annual tag loss in the UK of 10%. Based on the cattle population in December 2016, which ...

A cow in a pasture near Eureka in September 2024. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) A group of ranchers and cattle industry associations is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture in federal ...

Bill Bullard, CEO of R-CALF USA, tends to his horses in Billings, Mont. R-CALF USA opposes a USDA proposal that would require the use of radio frequency identification ear tags to receive livestock ...

Livestock researchers are working on new technologies that will enable cattle ear tags to hold more information. CQUniversity Professor Dave Swain said while the April Fool's Day prank of ...

Using specialist ear tags to alert farmers to increases in calf body temperature has been shown to enable pneumonia to be picked up early, allowing prompt treatment, improved growth and less ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) may be better named the Farmer Aggravating and Regulatory Threats Department (FARTD). Its recent move to require electronic ear tags on cattle and bison ...

The future of the hot-iron brand, an icon of Western heritage, is at the center of a nearly decade-long battle over cattle identification and traceability. “It’s the latest hot lightning rod,” said ...