(RFID World Canada) The CCIA—Canadian Cattle Identification Agency—has made a decision to begin using RFID technology to identify and collect date of all cattle that come into Agribition. A total of 1800 cattle, were equipped with a radio frequency distribution ear tag chip, which links unique animal data to the animal, such as age, weight [...]

(RFID World Canada) A new RFID warning system to be used on Canadian farms has been introduced by Prairie Tech Enterprises Ltd. The system has been developed to help farmers with large tractors, so that they will be alerted by an RFID sensor, if a child or animal is in the way of their tractor. [...]

The New Zealand government has decided to move forward with a national electronic livestock identification system to track cattle activity. The national project has proposed that animal tracking be done by all producers. This tracking will be mandatory for cattle that will be required to be tagged with NAIT-approved RFID tags starting July 2012. The [...]

Alberta lamb producers are smiling after they have been told about a project that will reveal information helping them to raise profit and efficiency. A Lamb Traceability Project has researched information that could be very valuable to lamb producers in Alberta. A flock-management system which uses radio-frequency identification technology could potentially help producers to increase [...]

High-tech eartags for livestock are one step closer to becoming a reality in Alberta. The Ultra High Frequency (UHF) tags will be able to track animals through all stages of beef processing, starting from the producers field, to the auction markets, feedlots, and all the way through to the processors. The trial test is being [...]

(RFID World Canada) City assets are now being monitored by HisTREE.net RFID tags, in Fort Saskatchewan, which is located just North of Edmonton. The tags are being attached to park furniture equipment, on trees and other city assets. Hundreds of the RFID tags were attached to trees in the city earlier this year to maintain [...]

(RFID World Canada) The Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) is investing another $1.6 million into an effective traceability system to monitor the movement of livestock, giving Canadian farmers the ability to have an edge in the marketplace. The announcement was made by Gerry Ritz, Agriculture Minister and Devinder Shory, Member of Parliament representing Calgary-Northeast. Minister [...]

(RFID World Canada) Federal funding of over $110,000 has been granted to Quebec’s maple syrup producing federation so that they can test and examine the traceability of RFID (radio frequency identification) chips. The Federal Canadian Integrated Food Safety Initiative (CIFSI) granted the Federation des producteurs acericoles due Quebec (FPAQ) a funding of $110,620 in total [...]

(RFID World Canada) Digital Angel Corporation, which specializes in making animal and emergency identification solutions anounced that it’s subsidiary Destron Fearing has just received approval from the USDA for its 840 RFID Swine Premise Tag.   The tag is made up of 840 country-codes and fifteen digit animal ID numbers.  It also is equipped with a pink visual panel stud [...]

(RFIDWorld.ca) A new, recent rule requires all cattle to be tagged with RFID tags if they are being moved from their location of origin such as a farm. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency stated that the barcode must be left on the ear of the animal in addition to an RFID tag on the same [...]