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March 31, 2006
Cattle watch goes off track
A great example of the technology being available, but a lack of organization rendering it useless.
Some Northeast Mississippi farmers have stopped electronically tagging their cows at a time when beef eaters are demanding more - not less - traceability from cattle producers.
Members of the Northeast Mississippi Cattle Alliance, which had adopted an animal ID program in 2004, say they, too, want to track their cows. But they can't do it - at least not yet.
"It didn't work, because there is no standard technology," said John Huston, facilities coordinator with Mississippi State University's Prairie Research Unit and an alliance member.
"The national standard was supposed to be in effect a couple years ago, but they keep delaying it to figure out which technology to select."
Posted by joeyelisa at March 31, 2006 12:32 AM