USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) released a proposal earlier this year to require radio frequency identification, or RFID tags, to be the official tag for interstate movement of cattle and bison.  Read more at the link below… https://www.northernag.net/cattle-producers-provide-input-on-usda-rfid-tag-proposal/

Here is a link to an article posted by Leif Bakken of the Northern Ag Network that may be of interest to our Bison Producers: https://www.northernag.net/more-funding-for-meat-processing-and-nonprofits/

Beef and bison meat producers may find this article from the Northern Ag Network interesting: Direct-Marketing Beef to Consumers Could Boost Sagging Profits | Northern Ag Network This spring, when wholesale beef prices reached record levels and shelves at the meat counter began to look a little bare, consumer interest in locally raised meat began … Read more

Bison and Cattle Meat Producers may find this article from the Northern Ag Network of interest: More Packing Capacity Coming to the Beef Industry | Northern Ag Network In the last few years, it’s become evident that the beef industry needs more processing capacity. That only became more clear this spring, when a bottleneck in … Read more