RFID tag helps in Livestock management

In several countries, safety of the product is a major concern In the agri-food sector, in particular, the traceability of Agri-food products which is mandatory by law. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a technology which helps to improve the management of information flow within the supply chain and security in the agri-food sector. RFID is already being used for years in animal identification and tracking and in the food chain for traceability control. The development of RFID sensors tags has improved monitoring of the cold chain of perishable food products, environmental monitoring, irrigation, specialty crops and farm machinery.

However, major applications of RFID technologies are still limited. Thus, this review provides the comprehensive overview on the current developments of RFID technology within the agri-food industry and at the same time discussing its potential in technological and logistical development in different sectors of the production/distribution chain. This review facilitates a quick content analysis for readers indentifying future research direction of RFID technology in the agri-food sector with an overview of opportunities and constraints for the wide adoption of RFID.

Basics of RFID

 This technology was first used for identification of military aircraft whether it is a friend or foe systems during the Second World War. Main components of a RFID system are categorized in three parts:

(i)                  Tag (used to store the information),

(ii)                 Reader or interrogator (used to collect the information stored in a tag)

(iii)               Software (used to manage the received data and operations of reader and tag)

Generally RFID tags are classified as passive, semi-passive and active tags. Commercial active and semi-passive tags are used to collect temperature information . Other semi-passive tags outfitted with sensor are under development, like humidity and light , shock/vibration , pH and concentration of gases, such as acetaldehyde or ethylene . Biosensor tags are also being investigatedfor detecting bacterial contamination on food products along the supply chain

Role of RFID in Agriculture Sector

(1)    monitoring, irrigation, specialty crops and farm machinery, fruit harvesting and packaging This technology also plays an important role in cattle and poultry farming.

(2)     Tagging of animals like cows, sheep, pigs, hen etc.

(3)    allows the farmer to have superior traceability, better breeding control and data collection about each and every animal of the herd.

(4)    Data collection in greenhouses is also possible with specialized RFID tags and readers, specially designed for the warm and humid conditions. Growth time, moisture content, equipment management and even personnel management and also in access control for the employees and their working time can also be managed with the help of this technology.

(5)     RFID can also keep eye on illegal fishing and marine animals. They are tagged with the fish box which helps to assess catch date, location of catch, size and quality, right there on the boat.

(6)    Traceability and safety of the livestock RFID is the earliest technology used for data recording and management of livestock. Implanting livestock with a RFID enhanced microchip or ear tag would not only enable instant identification but also preserve a wide array of individual information such as body type, growth development, breeding lineage and lactation quality.

Therefore, RFID Tags helps to improve farm management in USA through increased efficiencies, reduced feed and labor costs, enhanced output and improved herd health. Production and processing RFID tag records information such as humidity, light, wind speed and rainfall during plantation and cultivation.

There are many RFID TAG Manufactures in USA who provide customizes software which work well with RFID Tags to manage LIVE stocks.  By placing RFID tags into collar, card, injection, pill or just on agricultural products’ packages and determined the healthy condition of the product . It is convenient for processing enterprises to simultaneously add information on the tag, such as enterprises code, processing date, processing batch, and package weight, etc.


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