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

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 ...

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.

*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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In one of the latest post-Chevron regulation challenges, the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund’s (R-CALF) new lawsuit against USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service seeks to overturn the ...

This "Electronic Ear Tags for Livestock Market" study analyses the market and offers thorough insights to help with difficulties and this report consists of 158 pages. The Electronic Ear Tags for ...