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A Persistent Pest Problem in the Mid-20th Century In the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s, cattle producers across the southern United States faced a major challenge: the Gulf Coast ... Read More The post Ticks to Tech: The Evolution of Cattle Ear Tags appeared first on AgNet West.

Ticks to Tech: The Evolution of Cattle Ear Tags - This Land of Ours Southeast AgNET

A Persistent Pest Problem in the Mid-20th Century From Ticks to Tech: The Evolution of Cattle Ear Tags In the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s, cattle producers across the southern United States faced a major challenge: the Gulf Coast tick. These pests would burrow into the ears of cattle, causing painful open wounds. Unfortunately, the problem didn’t stop there. These wounds attracted additional threats, most notably the screw worm, which fu…