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Text and Photography
by Todd Klassy
T
hough the economy in the
United States is much more
service-oriented in recent years,
agriculture, food, and related industries
are still very important to the prosperity
of our country. And, because agricul-
ture contributes nearly $1 trillion to our
country's bottom line, it was inevitable
that technology would be necessary to
enable agribusiness to be more efficient
and profitable.
Such is the case with the use of
radio-frequency identification (RFID)
tags in the cattle industry today. RFID
technology has been used elsewhere since
the 1970s, but agriculture has been slow
to adopt its use.
The most common uses for RFID
technology include keyless door entry
RFID Technology
MOO-ving Forward
in the Cattle Industry
Financial Advantage Becoming Clearer for Producers
Whose Cattle are Identifiable Through Electronic Means
ABOVE: A bull in a chute being weighed on the
Dubs ranch near Bridger, Montana. BELOW:
Laura Grace Baker and Josh Baker weigh and
vaccinate cattle on their ranch near Big Timber
using Te Pari load bars and dosing gun.
