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USDA to give away 8 million 840 RFID ear tags

The USDA will give away 8 million radio-frequency ear tags to cattle and bison ranchers, furthering the agency's goal to phase out metal identification tags. The free ear tags will...

USDA moves toward all-RFID system for officiall...

Officials at the agency believe that RFID devices like these will provide states and the cattle industry the best opportunity to rapidly contain the spread of disease. “Use of RFID...

USDA distributes eight million low-frequency RF...

These 8 million free RFID tags will be provided to animal health officials and will be distributed for use in replacement breeding cattle and bison at no cost to the...

Official Transition to RFID Official Identifica...

The timeline would make RFID tags the only option for use in cattle and bison requiring official identification on January 1, 2023. APHIS would “grandfather in” animals that have metal...

Government Wants to Go All-In On RFID Tags

Final implementation of the traceability program begins January 1, 2023, when RFID ear tags would be required for beef cattle, dairy cattle and bison moving interstate. If an animal has...

USDA proposes most cattle have RFID tags by 2023

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 (RFID) devices as...