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 ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on April 26 a new rule for the official identification on cattle and bison. The new rule is specifically on electronic identification for cattle and bison ...

Electronic identification tags, a white circle placed in an animal's ear, is now required for certain types of cattle and bison that move across state lines.

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 ...

A Saskatchewan startup is preparing to pilot a new type of cattle ear tag that uses so-called 'Emotional AI' to help predict calving and ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Senator Mike Rounds says he plans to re-introduce legislation to stop the mandated use of ...

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.

NXP Semiconductors has developed a new RFID chip for low-frequency (LF) passive RFID transponders compliant with the ISO 11784 and 11785 standards, and designed for animal tracking as well as for ...

Researchers at Kansas State University (KSU) are evaluating the effects of environmental variability on RFID technology for cattle-tracking. The goal is to assist meat producers in understanding how ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The Pennington County Board of Commissioners has voted to oppose a USDA electronic cattle tag ...