The USDA will require electronic ear tags in cattle and bison crossing state lines, a long-debated policy the agency said will contain disease outbreaks and keep U.S. beef acceptable to other ...

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

*Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include a quote from the state veterinarian with the New Mexico Livestock Board. NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – As bird flu reached New Mexico dairy cows, the feds ...

The cow-calf producer organization R-CALF sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Oct. 30 to stop the agency from requiring ranchers who move cattle and bison across state lines to use electronic ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) may be better named the Farmer Aggravating and Regulatory Threats Department (FARTD). Its recent move to require electronic ear tags on cattle and bison ...

Some think the answer is “not a heck of a whole lot,” but others are pushing for the connections. My husband Dave and I were making our way through a recent Sunday edition of St. Paul Pioneer Press ...

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 ...

New rule being published by the Animal Plant Health Inspection Service will require electronic identification ear tags for dairy, and some beef, cattle in 180 days. Such EID tags come with LF or UHF ...