Abstract: The present invention relates to a plough system (100) comprising: i) a plough frame (2), said plough frame comprising coupling means (4) for coupling said plough frame to a towing vehicle; wherein said plough frame having an extension in a lengthwise direction (X), and an extension in a transverse direction (Y); wherein said plough frame comprising two or more lifting means (6,6?); said lifting means comprising a fixed part (8) being mounted on said plough frame (2), and a moving part (10) carrying a plough shear (12, 12?); wherein each said lifting means (6,6?) comprising an actuator (14, 14?); wherein said actuator being configured to allow altering of said plough shears (12, 12?) from a lowered position to a raised position, and vice versa; wherein said plough shears (12,12?) being arranged on said frame in mutual staggered orientation in relation to a lengthwise direction as well as to a transverse direction; ii) a control unit (16) configured to receive controlling input (18), and in response thereto in

Abstract: An agricultural implement includes: a chassis; a hitch connected to the chassis; and a harrow carried by the chassis. The harrow includes: a tine frame having at least one clamp tab; and at least one tine clamped to the tine frame by the at least one clamp tab, the at least one tine including a clamped portion with a pair of opposite ends and a pair of vertically descending teeth, each of the vertically descending teeth being connected to a respective end of the clamped portion.

Abstract: An agricultural device may include an elongate housing having first and second ends and defining a cavity between the first and second ends, and a rotating shaft extending longitudinally through the cavity of the elongate housing and coupled to the first and second ends. The agricultural device may include a mechanical gearbox coupled between the rotating shaft and a tractor, and chain segments coupled to the rotating shaft and being longitudinally spaced on the rotating shaft. The mechanical gearbox may be configured to spin the rotating shaft so that the chain segments extend and impact a ground surface.

Abstract: A conversion unit is used for indirect attachment of a mounted implement to a working machine. The mounted implement features a single-point connector, while the conversion unit features both a multi-point mounting arrangement configured for removable coupling to a multi-point attachment arrangement on the working machine, and a single-point coupler configured for removable coupling to the single-point connector of the mounted implement. With the conversion unit in an operating position attached to the attachment arrangement of the working machine, coupling of the mounted implement to the conversion unit via engagement of the single-point coupler with the single-point connector indirectly attaches the mounted implement to the working machine in a mounted position thereon.

Abstract: An agricultural tillage implement including a main frame section having a pull hitch tube extending in a travel direction and a plurality of pivotally coupled wing sections coupled with the main frame section. Each of the plurality of wing sections has at least one pivotal sub-frame. A hydraulic actuator is connected between the wing frame and the sub-frame to urge the sub-frame between an operating position and an elevated transport position. An actuator controller is configured to apply a predetermined force of the sub-frame towards the ground independently of other sub-frames so as to provide a more uniform tillage of the ground.

Abstract: Hydraulic solutions on a to a tractor or equivalent connected work machine, where the work machine shows several hydraulic driven work units and hydraulic motors, and where the hydraulic motors are so mounted and connected that the pressure drop over the hydraulic motor of the most congested work unit also in static conditions can increase markedly over the system pressure of the hydraulic power source that drives the work machine and where the rotors of the hydraulic driven working units can be reversed to free a possible blockage.

Abstract: A steerable towed implement towed by a tractor receives manual operator inputs to steer between right and left stop limits and a neutral position. The implement is steered by an actuator controlled by an actuator control system that causes the actuator to bring the implement to a neutral position in the absence of operator control inputs after a given period of time.

Abstract: [Object] Provided is a steelmaking slag-coated seed and a method for producing the same, which can be produced with less time and effort of a worker and at lower cost, and yet can include a sufficient amount of a uniform coating layer based on steelmaking slag. [Solution] A steelmaking slag-coated seed includes a seed of a rice plant or the like and a steelmaking slag layer formed on an outside of the seed; the steelmaking slag layer is a covering layer made of steelmaking slag powder obtained by pulverizing steelmaking slag; the steelmaking slag contains a prescribed amount or more of calcium relative to all components of the steelmaking slag.

Abstract: An improved method for prescriptive seed treatment is provided. A location can be calculated where a combination of seed and one or more types and/or amounts of seed-applied substances will be planted. The combination is selected, based at least in part, on one or more conditions. The combination is generated prior to being planted. The method can further include selecting a type of seed and/or a type and/or amount of the one or more seed-applied substances to be applied. One or more applicators can apply the seed-applied substance(s) to the seed within a seed flow path during operation. A plurality of seed receptacles can contain different combinations of seed and/or seed-applied substances generated prior to being placed into the receptacles. The method could further include selecting a seed receptacle containing a selected combination, and delivering the selected combination from the selected seed receptacle to be planted by the planter.

Abstract: Provided is a transplanting device for performing transplanting between a plurality of culture medium boards cultivating a plurality of plants planted in an aligned manner. The transplanting device includes a transplanting mechanism for transplanting the plants, where the transplanting mechanism performs alternately a step of arranging plants having been arranged in a grid form on a culture medium board of a transplanting source, into a zigzag form on a culture medium board of a transplanting destination, and a step of arranging plants having been arranged in a zigzag form on a culture medium board of a transplanting source, into a grid form on a culture medium board of a transplanting destination.

Abstract: An apparatus having an automatically adjustable pot seedling feed rate and a method therefor are provided. In some embodiments, the apparatus comprises a pot seedling scooper, a conveyance unit, a detection sensor, a controller, a seedling sorting unit, side panels, and brackets. The conveyance unit comprises a servomotor, a transmission shaft, a conveyor belt, a tension shaft, and a bearing. The seedling sorting unit comprises a seedling sorting rod, a reset spring, a guide post and a support seat.

Abstract: A zero turn radius (ZTR) mower that includes an electric powertrain. The electric powertrain of the ZTR mower includes one or more electric storage batteries, a plurality of electric wheel drive motors that each drives one of the rear wheels of the ZTR mower and a plurality of electric blade motors that each drives one of the plurality of cutting blades mounted to a mower deck. The electric powertrain includes a master controller operable to selectively control the supply of electric power from the electric storage battery to the pair of electric wheel drive motors and the plurality of electric blade motors. The master controller controls the speed and direction of movement of the ZTR mower through user inputs. The master controller is able to separately control the operational speed of each of the electric blade motors based upon the direction and speed of movement of the ZTR mower.

Abstract: A cutting assembly comprising a drive arm assembly and knife head assembly for a header of a plant-cutting machine is disclosed. The drive arm assembly generally includes a drive unit connected to a pivotable drive member and a bearing element with a rounded head. The knife head assembly generally includes a mounting bar and a clamping portion that collectively form a cavity for receiving the bearing element and forming a pivot joint. The knife head assembly is attached to a cutter bar such that the operation of the drive unit causes the cutter bar to have substantially linear motion by way of the pivot joint.

Abstract: An improved knife drive assembly for use with a header of an agricultural harvester is provided. The knife drive assembly includes a housing, a rotatable driver having at least one curved channel or sloped lateral side, at least one wobble arm engaging the curved channel and a at least one mounting bar that engages the wobble arm and a cutter bar such that when the rotatable driver is rotated, the cutter bar engages in substantially linear oscillating motion.

Abstract: A string trimmer having a cutting head with a spool, where replacement cutting line can be wound onto the spool. The trimmer includes a powered winding button that rotates a motor in a reverse direction from its operation direction, and at a slower speed to wind the replacement cutting line.

Abstract: A mower blade assembly attaches to a rotatable spindle and includes a mounting plate which defines a first pin aperture. The mounting plate and a retaining plate are attached to the rotatable spindle. The retaining plate defines a second pin aperture. A movable pin plate comprises a pin. A blade is selectively attachable to the mounting plate. The blade defines a retaining plate aperture and a third pin aperture. A biasing member urges the movable pin plate from a disengaged position to an engaged position. The pin is engageable with the pin apertures for mounting and retaining the cutting blade to the mounting plate. The blade is attached by moving the blade over the retaining plate aperture, urging the movable pin plate to the disengaged position, rotating the blade, and releasing the movable pin plate. Another embodiment includes a force finger.

Abstract: A mower blade assembly attaches to a rotatable spindle and includes a mounting plate which defines a first pin aperture. The mounting plate and a retaining plate are attached to the rotatable spindle. The retaining plate defines a second pin aperture. A movable pin plate comprises a pin. A blade is selectively attachable to the mounting plate. The blade defines a retaining plate aperture and a third pin aperture. A biasing member urges the movable pin plate from a disengaged position to an engaged position. The pin is engageable with the pin apertures for mounting and retaining the cutting blade to the mounting plate. The blade is attached by moving the blade over the retaining plate aperture, urging the movable pin plate to the disengaged position, rotating the blade, and releasing the movable pin plate. Another embodiment includes a force finger.

Abstract: A spreader system of an agricultural vehicle for spreading crop residue including a spreader device and a fan. The spreader device includes a plurality of paddles configured to rotate about a first axis, with the rotation of the paddles producing a stream of crop residue. The fan includes a plurality of impellers configured to rotate about a second axis, with the rotation of the impellers producing a stream of air. The stream of air is directed to exit the spreader system beneath the stream of crop residue as the crop residue leaves the spreader device.

Abstract: A lateral tilt control system for an agricultural harvester may include first and second tilt cylinders coupled between a support structure and an implement of the harvester. The first tilt cylinder may include a first cap-side chamber and a first rod-side chamber and the second tilt cylinder may include a second cap-side chamber and a second rod-side chamber. The system may also include a first fluid line providing a flow path between the first cap-side chamber and the second rod-side chamber and a second fluid line providing a flow path between the first rod-side chamber and the second cap-side chamber. Additionally, the system may include a pressure relief valve coupled between the first and second fluid lines to allow fluid to be transferred between the first and second fluid lines when a fluid pressure within either fluid line exceeds a relief pressure setting.

Abstract: A system for modifying a row unit of a harvesting head, the system including at least one cutting disk, a right angle gear set configured for being drivingly connected to the cutting disk, and a drive shaft between a row unit gear box and the right angle gear set. The system may drive two counter-rotating cutting disks that can be positioned either at near the rear or the front of the row unit. A method for modifying the row unit includes removing existing stalk rolls and housings, installing a cover plate over a gearbox to which the housings were mounted, removing existing trash knives, drilling holes in the row unit frame for mounting the cutting disks, installing the cutting disks.

Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method of securing attachments to a utility vehicle, particularly a stand-on, zero-turn mower. The apparatus includes an A-shaped mounting assembly having a base with first and second ends and a tubular member extending outwardly from the first end. The tubular member defines a bore that receives a shaft extending from the attachment. The mounting assembly is positioned vertically above a mower deck but on an opposite side of the frame of the mower relative thereto. The second end of the mounting assembly and part of the mower deck are secured to the frame using the same connectors. A hydraulic actuator engages a forwardmost end of the assembly and is actuatable to raise or lower the assembly relative to the frame, pivoting the assembly about the connectors. The attachment and mower deck are substantially simultaneously operable to perform separate landscaping tasks while the mower moves across a surface.

Abstract: A header comprising an inlet line, a check valve, an accumulator and a hydromechanical transmission system is disclosed. The inlet line is used to receive a first pressure of hydraulic fluid and be in communication with the check valve. The accumulator is located downstream the check valve and in communication with the inlet valve. The hydromechanical transmission system includes a pressure line in communication with the inlet line that is downstream the accumulator and a closed hydraulic circuit in communication with the pressure line having a hydrostatic pump and a variable speed motor.

Abstract: An agricultural baler has a bale chamber for the compression of crop into bales with a floor, ceiling, and two walls. A plunger forces crop into the bale chamber. An actuator system presses the ceiling and walls of the bale chamber inward. At least one retractable friction block in the ceiling or walls is used to increase the compression and density of the crop. The friction blocks extend inwards as an increasing function of either decreased pressure being exerted against the ceiling or walls by the crop being baled, or inward displacement of the ceiling or walls by the actuator system.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for controlling the orientation of a bale discharged from an agricultural round baler according to the position of the discharge gate. When the bale reaches the desired orientation inside the bale forming chamber, such as when a segment or the cut end of the bale wrap is within a desired angular position, an electro-hydraulic control valve is activated, manually or automatically, to actuate the gate cylinders to open the gate, thereby stopping bale rotation and discharging the bale in the desired orientation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to pruning shears, and is intended to cut off branches and stems of landscape trees, fruit trees, etc. while minimizing slips, etc. occurring during pruning when the branches or stems have large diameters or are stiff, to alleviate impacts applied to a hand of an operator particularly at the moment when thick branches or stems are cut off, and to be conveniently hung on a tree branch during work. Furthermore, the pruning shears have a rotating portable saw accommodation means configured to cut off a tree branch or stem outside the cutting range of the pruning shears.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dispenser device for dispensing a liquid, the device comprising a container 20 that communicates with a needle 23 attached to its bottom, the needle projecting to the outside of the container. The device is remarkable in that the container is provided with at least one flexible tab 24 for fastening it.

Abstract: A plant branch spacer that is utilized to spread or otherwise manipulate the direction of branches, without interfering with the roots; the plant branch spacer having an expandable ring, a plurality of knobs, and a locking mechanism. The expandable ring has a first arc-section and a second arc-section that are slidably engaged with each other, allowing the expandable ring to contract, expand, and separate. The locking mechanism is connected to the first arc-section and removably engaged with the second arc-section, wherein the locking mechanism secures the second arc-section in place along the first arc-section. The plurality of knobs is positioned about the expandable ring, and distributed to form a series of pockets used to separate branches from one another. A branch manipulator can be attached to one of the plurality of knobs in order to further redirect one or more branches away from the expandable ring.

Abstract: A freestanding, frameless greenhouse (1), the greenhouse comprising a plurality of transparent panels (2, 3, 4, 5) which are fastened together by a plurality of connectors (14) to form a wall (2, 4) and a roof (5), wherein the wall and roof enclose an interior.

Abstract: The present invention is generally related to a system for growing plants in a controlled environment, and more particularly related to a system for growing plants in a mobile and controlled environment wherein the system may be built from re-purposed or recycled materials such as one or more shipping containers or box trailers. The herein disclosed system for growing plants in a mobile and controlled environment may be utilized in locations which are not normally suitable for growing and harvesting crops, thus benefiting the local populations of historically unproductive areas.

Abstract: An emitter (120) adjusts the flow rate of a liquid for irrigation to be discharged from a discharge opening (112) of a tube (110) so that, according to pressure of the liquid for irrigation within the tube (110) received by a second membrane (153), the flow rate is made smaller as the pressure becomes greater in a prescribed range of pressure. The emitter (120) is constituted by mating a first member (130) having a bottom surface with a shape that follows along the inside wall surface of the tube (110) and a second member (150) that includes the second membrane (153) and is mated to the first member (130).

Abstract: A system includes a plurality of optical sensors located along at least one pipe segment of a rotating arm that pivots around an irrigation area of a field, the plurality of optical sensors continuously monitors soil and vegetation conditions and transmits sensed data to a central computer, and a plurality of in-ground sensors scattered in the irrigation area of the field, the plurality of in-ground sensors continuously monitors soil conditions and transmits sensed data to a plurality of gateway devices located in the rotating arm, the plurality of gateway devices transmits data from the plurality of in-ground sensors to the central computer where data from the plurality of optical sensors and the plurality of in-ground sensors is integrated with external data to determine water and fertilizer needs based on which an irrigation schedule is created.

Abstract: A hydroponic environmental control system that automates the management of the air, temperature, CO2, lighting, and humidity for the optimum growth of plants in a hydroponic growing environment according to user-specified parameters with full logging and reporting capabilities is presented. The device is comprised of digital circuitry that reads sensor information and turn fans on/off, open/close CO2 valves, starts/stops dehumidification, and turns lights on/off. Due to the electrical and humid environment in which the device will be operating, the device is comprised of two modules, each of which is designed for a different environmental setting: (a) the control module, the module with which the user interfaces, is normally located in or near to the hydroponic environment and is thus designed to resist humidity; and (b) the power module, normally located in a dry area, supplies power to both itself and the control module, and contains all of the line-voltage interfaces.

Abstract: The present invention describes a composition for developmental stages including but not limited to callus induction, proliferation, somatic embryogenesis, somatic embryo maturation and embryo germination, of Jatropha plants. The disclosure further describes a process of producing plants of Jatropha species from anthers, wherein the Jatropha species includes but is not limited to haploid plants, double haploid plants, tetraploid plants or polyploid plants by employing the said composition.

Abstract: Disclosed are alfalfa varieties with low or reduced lignin content, including an alfalfa seed designated CW 096043 deposited as ATCC Accession Number PTA-122473, an alfalfa seed designated CW 103009 deposited as ATCC Accession Number PTA-122475, an alfalfa seed designated CW 099079 deposited as ATCC Accession Number PTA-122474, an alfalfa seed designated CW 090075 deposited as ATCC Accession Number PTA-122471, an alfalfa seed designated CW 054004 deposited as ATCC Accession Number PTA-122470, an alfalfa seed designated CW 093009 deposited as ATCC Accession Number PTA-122472, and an alfalfa seed designated CW 104015 deposited as ATCC Accession Number PTA-122476.

Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid SV1131TD and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid SV1131TD and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean variety CL1361005 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety CL1361005 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using CL1361005 in a breeding program.

Abstract: A lettuce cultivar, designated Omega 73, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds, plants and plant parts of lettuce cultivar Omega 73 and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the cultivar Omega 73 with itself or another lettuce cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic lettuce plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to lettuce cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar Omega 73, to methods for producing other lettuce cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar Omega 73 and to the lettuce plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid lettuce seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar Omega 73 with another lettuce cultivar.

Abstract: Provided herein are Erysiphe necator resistance conferring genes, plants, plant parts and seeds comprising the present resistance providing genes and the use thereof for selecting Erysiphe necator resistant plants. Specifically, provided herein are Erysiphe necator resistance conferring genes, wherein the amino acid sequence encoded by said resistance conferring genes is the primary amino acid sequence represented SEQ ID No. 1, or a primary amino acid sequence with more than 70% identity, preferably more than 80% identity, more preferably more than 90% identity, and most preferably more than 95% identity with SEQ ID No. 1; and wherein said resistance conferring gene is impaired.

Abstract: A system that includes a laser configured to generate a profile signal of at least a portion of a dairy livestock and a processor. The processor is configured to obtain the profile signal and detect one or more edge pair candidates in the profile signal, compare the complementary distance gradients of each of the one or more edge pair candidates to a minimum distance gradient length to be considered an edge pair, and identify an edge pair from among the one or more edge pair candidates as a teat candidate based on the comparison. The processor is further configured to determine position information for the teat candidate.

Abstract: An animal toilet has a lengthwise direction, a horizontal direction and an up-down direction that are orthogonal to each other. The animal toilet is provided with an upper container that is provided with a plurality of holes through which urine passes below, a lower container that is positioned below the upper container and has formed an insert hole on a front face along the lengthwise direction, a tray that is housed from the insert hole into the lower container in a manner being allowed to be pulled out forward, and an absorbent sheet that is placed on a bottom face of the tray and receives and absorbs the urine that falls through the holes of the upper container.

Abstract: A feline litter box sieve system includes a screened lid connected by a hinge to a support frame that suspends an empty litter box in the top opening of a trash receptacle. L-shaped hooks suspend the support frame in the trash receptacle. Used litter is poured from a full litter box onto the screen. Clumps and feces are retained by the screen. Pivoting the lid to an open position dumps retained clumps and feces from the screen into the trash receptacle. While the lid is open, the held litter box containing unclumped sifted litter may be removed for use.

Abstract: A pet litter tray, box and system. The litter box comprises multiple trays. The trays are nestable within one another. Each tray comprises a base defining one or more openings. The opening allows litter to pass therethrough. When stacked in a first orientation, the openings of each upper tray are blocked by portions of the base of the adjacent lower tray thus retaining the litter. The top-most tray is lifted to sift the unused litter into the two nested lower trays. The top-most tray is added to the bottom of the two nested trays in a selected orientation. The trays may comprise flanges extending from the openings to contact the base of the lower tray when stacked to retain litter. The trays may comprise protrusions extending from the rim to contact an adjacent lower tray to indicate improper orientation of the trays.

Abstract: A mat for a bovine animal has an elastomeric body having a ground-engaging underside and a top side, the mat having a head end and a tail end. The top side has a generally planar area on which a cow may rest in use, and a portion of the generally planar area towards the head end is bounded on either side and across the head end thereof by a barrier integrally formed with the elastomeric material of the mat. The barrier projects upwardly above the generally planar area, and defines a pair of arms extending on either side of the bounded portion. The configuration of the mat encourages an animal to rest correctly on the mat, increasing comfort and reducing the chance of injury, while also avoiding the problems of hygiene and installation difficulties associated with known mats and their accessories.

Abstract: Mat (12) for a floor (11) for livestock facilities, which floor (11) is formed with a defined longitudinal direction, the mat (12) comprising a liquid-impermeable support layer (121) onto which a wear layer (122) is applied and which support layer (121) can be imposed an intermittent bending to essentially be able to connect against a cylindrical object having the diameter of Ø=2Ro, and which mat (12) is provided with first slip-reducing means (502, 602, 702, 802, 902), wherein the bending primarily is located to straight and parallel lines, grooves, or bands extending transversely to the mat in or on the wear layer (122), and that the bending in these lines, grooves, or bands amounts to 1/r, wherein Ro?r. Also concerns a floor having such a mat and a livestock fa cility having such a floor.

Abstract: A canine emergency rescue harness having at least a pair of straps and mating strap holes or loops. The harness may be constructed from a unitary piece of lightweight and strong material. The harness having a pair of front leg holes and a pair of rear leg holes for accommodating a dog's limbs. The harness being designed to balance a dog on a human's back for transport. The harness may be used in a hands-free manner with the use of secondary straps connected to the primary carrying straps using connectors, such as loops, triglides, and the like.

Abstract: The pet feeder includes a casing having an opening, a tray unit housed in the casing having a number of trays, a refrigerating unit inside the casing enclosing the tray unit so that all trays except one tray exposed by the opening are covered, a temperature control unit housed in the casing and connected to the refrigerating unit and the one tray exposed by the opening, and a driving unit connected to the temperature control unit and driving the tray unit to spin. Through the refrigerating unit and the temperature control unit, the trays are refrigerated whereas the one tray exposed is heated so that the pet may enjoy a warm meal. The driving unit automatically turns the tray unit so that one tray is exposed to feed the pet at scheduled times. The feeds remain fresh and the amount of feeds for each meal is also appropriately controlled.

Abstract: An animal pill feeder having a hollow tube having a first end and a second end, a bulb placed on the first end of the hollow tube, the bulb is adapted to push air through the hollow tube and a bladder placed on the second end of the hollow tube, the bladder contains a pill that is adapted to open and release the pill when the bladder receives the pushed air through the hollow tube after the animal pill feeder is inserted into an animal's or a pet's mouth and behind the animal's or the pet's tongue.

Abstract: A dog harness which securely retains a shoe on each paw of a dog during any kind of movement of the dog. The dog harness mainly includes an adjustable harness and one or more attachment elements. The adjustable harness is configured to be worn over the head of the dog through a frontal opening of the adjustable harness, and the adjustable harness comprises a back portion and one or more leg portions. The back portion of the adjustable harness is configured to be supported on a back of the dog, and each leg portion of the adjustable harness is configured to conform around each leg of the dog. The attachment elements extend from a bottom end of each leg portion, and each attachment element is configured to fasten the shoe on each paw of the dog.

Abstract: Pet products may include a leash of material, a handle on one end and a releasable clasp opposite the handle for attachment to a collar or a harness of a pet. A leash magnet is affixed to the material and located between the handle and the releasable clasp. An accessory, such as a pet toy, has an accessory magnet. The accessory may be magnetically and repeatably coupled to and detached from the leash magnet on the leash.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to management of livestock, and more particularly to a secure and credible system, architecture, and method for uniquely and credibly identifying, capturing, updating and maintaining livestock herd data.