USDA will start requiring that certain cattle and bison have electronic eartags, if they are to be moved from one state to another. “Rapid traceability in a disease outbreak will not only limit how ...

Have you ever walked into a barn, heifer lot, or out to a pasture only to see cattle with no ear tags, brands, or otherwise ...

The cow-calf producer organization R-CALF sued the USDA on Oct. 30 to stop the agency from requiring ranchers who move cattle and bison across state lines to use electronic identification ear tags.

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has taken another step toward limiting the impact of an outbreak of foreign animal diseases by amending and strengthening its animal disease ...

A USDA rule that will require use of EID for certain interstate movement of cattle has some supporters and detractors in the cattle industry. Dr. Ethan Andress says it'll be an improvement. Electronic ...

MITCHELL, S.D. — The new electronic identification mandate for the cattle industry was a key topic at the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Region Roundup event in Mitchell, South Dakota, on July 17. Attendees ...

FARGO - Beef producers will be able to use high-frequency electronic identification tags on their 2010 calf crop as part of a pilot project by the North Dakota Beef Cattle Improvement Association. The ...

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 ...

The Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association will host an educational webinar at 7 p.m. Oct. 1 to discuss the newly finalized animal disease traceability rule. Featuring a panel of livestock ...

MADISON, Wis. -- A new USDA rule involving cattle and bison is set to take effect on November 5. Cattle and bison official ID tags will have to have both a visual and electronic component which ...

The The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to amend animal disease traceability regulations that require electronic identification ...