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Certified Cattle Could Bring Higher Premiums To Southern Illinois Ranchers

A relatively simple procedure that verifies where and when cattle are born could allow ranchers in southern Illinois to trade lower commodity prices for higher premiums according to a recent research...

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BeefTalk: source & age verification

One could say the future of beef starts with a calving book. Certainly, source and age verification starts with a calving book. Now is the time to be planning on getting cattle ready for source and age...

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eMerge announces CattleLog Verification Services

eMerge recently announced the release of CattleLog Verification Services, a comprehensive program designed for cattle producers to verify their production claims and qualify their animals for many...

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Need more than age verification to export to Japan (Marketing)

As the U.S. moves closer to re-establishing beef trade with Japan, USDA continues to establish guidelines to ensure that beef products shipped to Japan are from cattle 20 months of age or less.

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Age and source verification can pay

U.S. beef exports have risen to levels the cattle industry has seen only once since December 2003, when the first case of BSE was discovered in the country.

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North Dakota pilot program for source, age verification

Beef producers will be able to use high-frequency electronic identification tags on their 2010 calf crop as part of a pilot project by the North Dakota Beef Cattle Improvement Association.

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Michigan State University to extend farm to plate program

A pilot program at Michigan State University may soon allow consumers to learn more about the exact animal and farm their beef came from with a quick scan of the package’s barcode.

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BeefTalk: Prepare to age and source your calves correctly

Another glaring example of an almost missed opportunity arrived the other day.

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Coalition calls for extended comments on ID plan

A diverse group of livestock organizations, The Cattle Identification Group, sent a letter this week to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack asking for an extension of the public-comment period on USDA’s...

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Second go at animal disease traceability hits bumps

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is experiencing a hailstorm of opposition to its new animal disease traceability system as the proposal reaches the halfway point in the comment period...

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