Capital Press

USDA to require electronic ear tags in cattle, bison crossing 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 ...
Capital Press

Commentary: Electronic ear tag mandates for cattle should be scrapped

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 ...
KRQE Blogs

USDA to require electronic ear tags for most cattle, bison during transport

*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 ...
RFID Journal

USDA Announces Publication of Cattle Tagging Program

New rule being published by the Animal Plant Health Inspection Service will require electronic identification ear tags for dairy, and some beef, cattle in 180 days. Such EID tags come with LF or UHF ...
Mena FN

Lonestar Tracking Launches Affordable BLE GPS Ear Tag For Cattle Monitoring

LoneStar Tracking introduces a budget-friendly GPS ear tag for livestock, using BLE and solar gateways to simplify ranch-wide cattle monitoring. We designed this system so every rancher could afford ...