Beef Magazine

Ranchers ask court to end USDA electronic ID ear tag rule

Lawsuit estimates the EID ear tags APHIS requires for interstate movement of cattle and bison add $3/head in costs.
Agri-Pulse

APHIS proposes to require electronic identification of cattle

Eartags on adult cattle moving across states lines would have to be both visually and electronically readable under a proposal issued by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wednesday. The ...
Agri-Pulse

Resolution seeks to block APHIS electronic ear tag rule for cattle

A resolution has been introduced in Congress to block a USDA rule mandating electronic identification (EID) ear tags for bison and cattle moving between states. The rule is designed to speed the ...
Capital Press

Cattle producers differ on electronic ID proposal

Cattle producers recognize the importance of a comprehensive animal disease traceability system, but they’re not all on the same page when it comes to USDA’s proposed rule to make electronic ...
The Journal

APHIS issues rule seeking electronic ID for certain cattle and bison

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is continuing a path to require electronic identification for certain cattle and bison moving between states, the agency ...