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 USDA will require cattle and bison crossing state lines to have electronic identification ear tags. The USDA will require electronic ear tags in cattle and bison crossing state lines, a ...

SALT LAKE CITY -- Cows are typically not something people are scared of, but, if one suddenly shows up in the road at night, it can be terrifying. “We have quite a bit of open range roads in Utah, so ...

Researchers have studied beef cattle with in-ear accelerometers. These units may be able pick up signs that relate to early stages of disease in cattle. A smartphone switches its orientation from ...

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 ...

An increasing number of cattle ranchers are embracing wireless sensors that clip to cows’ ears and help them monitor the activity levels and feeding patterns of their animals. The tags are paired with ...

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 ...

UTAH -- A victim of a cow vs. car collision is speaking out about what could have saved her from crashing into and killing a cow. There are around 800,000 cows in Utah, and if even one of those get ...

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 ...

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 ...