Monitoring cow fertility, health and rumination using a revolutionary new ear tag is helping one Welsh dairy farmer to improve performance. Ear tags are no longer just about identifying cows, the ...

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 ...

A lifelong cattle-monitoring ear tag communicating behavioural changes to anticipate health and fertility issues is less than a year away for UK dairies. The low-cost and long-lasting ear tag is a ...

Editors note: This story was published as an April Fool's Day joke. Ground-breaking technology could soon see outback farmers access fast, wireless internet, so long as they are within range of a cow.

With diseases such as Foot and Mouth, TB, and of course Mad Cow still presenting a danger to cattle, it's of the utmost importance that farmers monitor the health of their animals, and immediately ...