Following in Tyson Fresh Meats’ footsteps, Cargill has joined animal disease traceability program CattleTrace as an official packer member.
“Cattle industry leaders have provided input that in order to create and sustain a producer-led traceability system, all industry sectors need to be involved,” said Brandon Depenbusch, chair of the U.S. CattleTrace board of directors.
“This commitment from an industry leader shows that no matter where we come from in the cattle industry, we are all working towards a common goal of protecting our nation’s herd and the highest quality, most sustainable beef product in the world.”
U.S. CattleTrace aims to help animal health officials in the event of a disease outbreak by collecting animal data from radio frequency identification tags.
