Starting November 5, 2024, USDA rules require certain cattle and bison moving across state lines to have official electronic identification (RFID) ear tags. These tags improve disease traceability, ...

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 ...

MINNESOTA (Valley News Live) - The Minnesota Board of Animal will implement a new United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) official ...

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.

Sheep producers who move animals across state lines must now have the animals officially identified with a USDA ear tag. The new regulation is part of the National Scrapie Eradication Program, says ...

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.