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 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) may be better named the Farmer Aggravating and Regulatory Threats Department (FARTD). Its recent move to require electronic ear tags on cattle and bison ...

A cow in a pasture near Eureka in September 2024. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) A group of ranchers and cattle industry associations is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture in federal ...

*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 ...

USDA will start requiring that certain cattle and bison have electronic eartags, if they are to be moved from one state to another. “Rapid traceability in a disease outbreak will not only limit how ...

A group of Holstein dairy cows standing in a green field. (Cally Lawson/Pixabay) (CN) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture appropriately relied on information provided by industry groups when ...

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 ...

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USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has taken another step toward limiting the impact of an outbreak of foreign animal diseases by amending and strengthening its animal disease ...

FRANKFORT - In an ongoing effort to increase animal traceability, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking public comment on a proposal that would only recognize radio frequency identification ...

DAERA has published a plan to introduce electronic identification (EID) cattle tags on a voluntary basis next year, before they become compulsory in 2027. In a public consultation, DAERA has set out a ...