EAR TAG TRACKER 

THE NEW Farnam LTS tag recorder is a rugged Palm-based personal digital assistant (PDA) with an integrated reader for recording radio frequency identification...

CROP INSURANCE CHANGES 

FEDERAL CROP insurance plans may drop from five different policies to only one combination policy under a proposal offered by USDA's Federal Crop Insurance...

Product of the week 

By: By David Hest

PDA records RFID ear tags...

THE NEW RECRUITS 

By: By Jodie Wehrspann

JUSTIN RAHN OF MT. CARROLL, IL, COULD HAVE worked for an agricultural retailer in Carroll County after graduating last March with a degree in agricultural...

FARMING THE WEB 

By: By David Hest

WHETHER YOU use it to stay abreast of weather, markets and the latest agricultural research, to gather information before purchasing a product, or to...

ANIMAL ID SYSTEMS 

THE SCOUT universal wireless interface (shown in the photo) from Ranger ID provides tough, reliable, portable wireless communication that can be adapted...

ANIMAL TRACKERS 

By: BY LORA BERG

IMAGINE WHAT would happen if each animal on your farm had its own identification number. Identity theft would be nearly impossible because each animal...

ANIMAL ID 

By: BY LORA BERG

THE NATIONAL Animal Identification System (NAIS) is really all about animal health. Imagine an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the U.S., for example....

SPERM-SEXING TECHNOLOGY 

A NEW proprietary sperm-sexing technology could help make pork and beef producers more efficient at producing the type of animals the market demands....

TOUGH PC 

GROWERS may now buy a personal computer that is tough enough to withstand the farm environment. The new Rugged Tablet PC, also known as Titan RT, is available...