SD State Vet Says New Timeline for USDA RFID Proposal

January 6, 2020 | Volume 92

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SD State Vet Says New Timeline for USDA RFID Proposal

South Dakota State Veterinarian Dr. Dustin Oedekoven says APHIS had proposed they would no longer distribute the metal ear tags as of January 1, 2020 and livestock producers would have to use RFID tags by January 1, 2021. However, that has changed. He says USDA will be announcing a new timeline for RFID implementation and will allow comments from stakeholders.

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