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Cattle farmer Darvin Bentlage on his farm near Golden City, Missouri. His livestock are tagged with metal and plastic tags, and he is opposed to being forced to use electronic identification chips instead.
Using electronic tags to track livestock is widespread in Europe. Proponents say it helps prevent and contain food-borne illnesses, but the idea is finding a mixed and often chilly reception in the United States.
Radio frequency identification, or RFID tags, can be put on an animal’s ear similar to the metal identification clips currently used to identify animals and track them for inventory and health purposes.
Acidic Soil Management Webinar Set
Ryan Buetow
DEVILS LAKE - Producers and others will have an opportunity to learn about acidic soil management during a webinar that North Dakota State University Extension is hosting March 25.
The event will run from 9 to 11 a.m. Mountain time.
“We’re seeing stratified soil acidity where the pH is below 5.5 in portions of fields and, in some cases, across entire fields in western North Dakota,” says Ryan Buetow, Extension cropping systems specialist based at NDSU’s Dickinson Research Extension Center. “This can lead to aluminum toxicity, nutrient tie-up, issues with herbicide carryover and reduced microbial activity. We’re continuing on-farm projects in 2021 and have put together multiple resources including Soil Sense Podcast episodes, YouTube videos, Extension publications and educational events.”
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