Premise ID - Deadline Is Here

Volume 70 | August 2, 2019

Premises Identification is a requirement for anyone who has livestock, including from 1 horse to a herd of cattle. Jodi Legge is the executive director of the Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium, and explained more about the purpose of Premise ID, and 2019 being a renewal year.

FULL INTERVIEW

WI-Origin Tags Available!

NEW IN 2019: All individual WLIC members will receive 10% off their tag orders placed through the WLIC online store!

The WLIC online store gives producers several options for purchasing the WI-Origin™ tags, including choice of style, color, and price. Other preferences include a selection of both RFID (radio frequency identification), or non-RFID tags.

WLIC is competitively priced and all proceeds will be used to fund our programs and services!

WLIC STORE

WLIC Trivia

What species of livestock is closest related to a T-Rex?

A) Chicken

B) Goats

C) Pigs

D) Cattle

Answer shown below!

In the News

Ohio State Zeroes in on Improving Bovine TB Testing

Only a handful of livestock diseases are guaranteed to raise the eyebrows of producers and laymen whenever mentioned. Among them is bovine tuberculosis (TB), which, according to the World Health Organization, is a “major disease and cause of concern.” Both health and animal experts are striving to educate the public and create awareness about this disease in domestic cattle and wild ruminant populations.

Ag Groups Launch 'Farm Neighbors Care'

The Wisconsin Farm Center, a free and confidential resource available to all farmers in the state, reported more than 2,300 calls from farmers in 2018. As of May 30, 2019, the center had received more than 1,000. Farm Center staff said most of these calls are related to finances and levels of distress.

A New Tick Plus a New Disease Equals a Double Threat to Virginia Cattle

All of the animals died between late summer and fall of 2017 in Albemarle County, the prosperous, semi-agricultural county that surrounds the city of Charlottesville. Another cow on the property, sick but alive, was found with signs of anemia, weakness and respiratory distress.