Insecticide impregnated cattle ear tags have been a popular means of pasture fly (horn fly and face fly) control for over 20 years. The insecticide in them is transferred to the animal’s hair coat as ...

Pesky horn flies can become prolific during the grazing season. However, there are control tactics that can help keep horn fly populations under wraps. When uncontrolled, horn flies can punish cattle ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 USDA will require electronic ear tags in cattle and bison crossing state lines, a long-debated policy the agency said will contain disease outbreaks and keep U.S. beef acceptable to other ...

As the temperatures begin to slowly warm, it is time to start thinking about warm weather parasite control. Controlling external parasites on beef cattle can provide a benefit not only to cattle ...

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 ...

*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 ...

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.

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 ...

About 225 dairy cows on Hershey Brothers Farm in Manheim on Monday became the first animals in the nation to be tracked by a new ear-tag identification system. Under the program, special radio ...