traceability

Routine brucellosis surveillance testing has identified brucellosis affected cattle herds in both Park and Sublette Counties. Laboratory testing was conducted at the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory (WSVL), Laramie, and results …

By Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator If your heifers are bangs tagged, those orange metal clips will soon be a relic of the past. Starting November 5, 2024, your veterinarian …

Two national cattle organizations, United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) and R-CALF USA will co-host the “Livestock Producers Freedom Rally” in Rapid City, South Dakota, Oct. 7, 2024, beginning at 10:00 …

By Mark Eisele, Wyoming Cattle Producer and NCBA President The future of the U.S. cattle industry hinges on our ability to swiftly respond to disease outbreaks. Yet, some groups and …

Billings, MT – The United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) announced their support of Representative Harriet Hageman’s (R-WY) joint resolution to block the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) rule …

The American Sheep Industry Association was awarded a grant of over $111,000 from the National Disease Preparedness and Response Program. The goal is to evaluate the traceability of livestock marketed …

Ty Thompson, Cattle Sale Manager for the Billings Livestock Commission and Public Auction Yards offers an explanation on how the new USDA Electronic Identification (EID) rule will affect ranchers who …

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today introduced legislation that would prevent federal government overreach on the operations of farmers and ranchers. The bill would prevent the Secretary of Agriculture …

Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued its final rule that will require certain cattle and bison to have electronic identification (EID) eartags if they are moving from one state …

Last week congress approved the first appropriations package for fiscal year 2024, including funding for the Department of Agriculture after numerous delays and extensions of the process. The package included …