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Lonesome Lands: Control of the Cattle Industry through Electronic ID Tags

Thu January 22 2026

Lonesome Lands: Control of the Cattle Industry through Electronic ID Tags

US Department of Agriculture has mandated cattle ranchers to use electronic ID ear tags when shipping some classes of cattle.

Jim Mundorf sits down with R-Calf USA CEO Bill Bullard to discuss the details of the rule, what this means for the cattle industry, the long history of USDA trying to mandate these tags, and how to possibly stop this rule from being implemented.

 

 

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