The new mandatory electronic identification requirements for livestock take effect in early November. The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association is supporting a resolution introduced in Congress to stop all mandatory EIDs. “We don’t have enough information, we don’t know where the data is, and we don’t know what the costs are associated with putting those EIDs in,” said Justin Tupper, president, USCA. “We have a very robust system in place where we can trace these cattle if there’s a disease outbreak.” Tupper is worried EID could impact the speed of commerce, data confidentiality, and increase cattle stress.
