Nebraska cattle producers will have an additional tool to show ownership of their livestock through changes in the Nebraska Brand Act.

Nebraska Brand Committee Executive Director John Widdowson says the organization is receiving stakeholder input on electronic inspections. “It’s very important to keep up with the industry.  This is a service that’s being requested by our producers.  It’s not going to be for everybody.”

With new technology available to help identify livestock, many of those methods were unlawful until changes to LB-572 that passed last year.

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