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 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 ...

*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 USDA will give away 8 million radio-frequency ear tags to cattle and bison ranchers, furthering the agency’s goal to phase out metal identification tags. The free ear tags will trace animals ...

The New Civil Liberties Alliance is asking a federal court in South Dakota to throw out USDA’s 2024 electronic ID ear tag rule.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Electronic identification tags in cattle and bison herds have been mandated for the past two months, but many areas of the country have been struggling to get the correct number of ...

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 ...

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 ...

As a new electronic ear tag rule kicks off on Nov. 5, some producers may find there are no free tags left. Some may be forced to buy their own tags until another allocation comes through from USDA.