Wyoming U.S. District Court Asked to Block RFID Technology
The Billings, MT cattlemen's group known as R-CALF, which represents livestock producers, say they have a "right" to use "traditional low-cost methods related to animal identification and traceability."
However, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), with growing support from Tyson Foods and other industry leaders, wants to soon require radio frequency identification (RFID) ear tags for tracking animals in the United States.