The USDA's RFID ear tag requirement for shipment of dairy cattle, some beef cattle and bison is facing a lawsuit and a ...

The USDA electronic ear tag requirement for shipment of dairy cattle, some beef cattle and bison is set to take effect on Nov ...

The rule specifies ear tags for all sexually intact cattle and bison 18 months of age or older, all dairy cattle, cattle and ...

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.

The group says the new rule requiring electronically readable (EID) ear tags for certain cattle and bison transported across ...

The cow-calf producer organization R-CALF sued the USDA to stop the agency from requiring ranchers who move cattle and bison ...

A group of ranchers and cattle industry associations is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture in federal court in South ...

Visual-only tags like the NUES 9 (metal or plastic) tags will no longer be counted as official unless they are applied to the animal before the Nov. 5 deadline.

The latest version of the rule was published in May, and would phase out traditional ear tags in favor of electronic identification for cattle and bison older than 18 months that are shipped ...