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BILLINGS, MT – In comments submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), R-CALF USA requested the agency immediately withdraw its proposal to allow the importation of fresh (chilled or frozen) beef from Paraguay. Historically, the United States has not engaged in trade of beef from Paraguay because […]
PIERRE, SD – As the march towards mandatory use of electronic identification for cattle continues at the federal level, ranchers in South Dakota have successfully put a bill in place in efforts to circumvent any directives in the future. South Dakota Stockgrowers Association (SDSGA) announced the South Dakota Legislature’s passage of HB 1096 this week. […]
WASHINGTON, DC – After years of political wrangling and lawsuits, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) animal health agency, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), announced it would not implement its July 5, 2020 Federal Register Notice that would have required the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) eartags on all adult cattle […]
