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Cattle producers from across the west plan to hold a rally next week to show their opposition to a new government mandate.  An electronic ID ear tag on adult cattle shipped over state lines is unnecessary and too costly for cattle producers, that according to rally organizers.  This up...

Electronic ID tags may be the only thing standing between a national catastrophe and a rapid response to an animal disease outbreak in the U.S.  That according to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association in defense of a new USDA traceability rule.   NCBA’s...

R-CALF USDA is concerned about potential harmful requirements under a USDA plan.  The Department of Ag looks to reimburse producers for livestock that die when the government orders de-population efforts, during disease outbreaks such as foot-and-mouth disease.  R-CALF ...

The USDA is seeking public comment on the transition to RFID only ear tags. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service wants the public input on the proposal where APHIS would only approve RFID  as the official eartag for use in interstate movement of cattle that are required to be identified by the traceability regulations. An offi ...