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.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Electronic identification tags in cattle and bison herds have been mandated for the past two months, but many areas of the country have been struggling to get the correct number of ...

Tag losses in sheep are often cited by farmers as a major problem, with some claiming losses as high as 50%. Now, with compulsory EID adding at least 50p to tag costs, losses will be even harder felt ...

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Do you know where your woollen jumper came from? It's unlikely that you do. That's because, despite wool being one of Australia's oldest industries, there's been very little technological change in ...

Sheep producers are paying extra for new electronic tags, but say too many tags are falling off as the transition into mandatory electronic tags begins. Sheep producers are noticing a ...

Significantly, a leading EasyCare flock owner believes that cattle herd owners can learn a lot for their sheep farming colleagues, where this matter is concerned. Campbell Tweed farms near the village ...

A debate is raging about what tag technology should be used in the UK’s national cattle traceability scheme when it eventually arrives. The stand-off is between the low frequency (LF) tags and ...