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National Band & Tag company history timeline

1904

1904 – The real pioneer bander in the Americas was Jack Miner who established the Jack Miner Migratory Bird Sanctuary.

1913

1913 – Ear tags were developed in Canada as a means to identify cattle when testing for tuberculosis.

1914

By 1914, the business began to grow.

1945

1945 – The first ear tags were primarily steel with nickel plating.

1949

1949 – National Band & Tag invents the style 49 ear tag for cattle.

1953

1953 – The first two-piece, self-piercing plastic ear tag was developed and patented.

1956

1956 – National Band & Tag invents the style 56 ear tag for cattle.

1992

1992 – NB&T assists in getting the first USDA Organic Certification.

2004

2004 – The United States Government asked farmers to use EID or Electronic Identification ear tags on all their cattle.

2005

2005 Winner Tri-State Family Business of the Year Award by University of Cincinnati Goering Center for Family Business

2010

2010 – NB&T starts making Replica Bands.

2017

2017 – The oldest banded bird, Wisdom, a Laysan Albatross, has a baby at age 66.

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1902
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