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WASHINGTON, D.C. – South Dakota rancher Todd Wilkinson doesn’t see the use of USDA electronic identification ear tags as a threat. Rather he sees is as risk protection. Wilkinson, of DeSmet, S.D. and president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), made the observation as the organization filed comments this week on the U.S. Department of […]
BILLINGS, MT – Long-time opponent to USDA’s continued efforts to mandate electronic identification of cattle, Bill Bullard, R-CALF USA CEO said the agency’s Thursday announcement is intended to serve the trade interests of the multinational beef packers by protecting them from having to pay higher prices for cattle as occurred following the BSE-related trade restrictions […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to amend animal disease traceability regulations and require electronic identification for interstate movement of certain cattle and bison. APHIS is also proposing to revise and clarify record requirements. Official USDA tags will now be defined as […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a six-year battle and after losing an appeal that challenged a Trump administration proposal to mandate the use of radio frequency identification of animals in interstate commerce, R-CALF USA is asking Congress for help. The organization has sent up the red flag to its members notifying them that in March of […]
DENVER, CO – In an opening brief filed this week, cattle producers are asking the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a lower court’s dismissal of their case involving the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) failed attempts to mandate radio frequency identification (RFID) on all adult cattle moving interstate. The brief was filed by […]
CHEYENNE, WY – A federal court in Wyoming dismissed a ranchers’ 2019 lawsuit against a Trump administration proposal to mandate the use of radio frequency identification of animals in interstate commerce nearly two months after USDA dropped the proposal. The U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming dismissed the case last week, according to […]
