RFID

It’s a question hanging over the livestock industry this legislative session; what to do with the Branding Program.  The Livestock ID program is currently in the red roughly $500,000 a year.  Representative Jim Walsh said when it comes to saving the Brand Program, he feels everyone is on the same page when it comes to the end goal.  How to get th...

For the Washington Cattlemen’s Association, the top legislative issue of the 2019 session is fixing the Livestock ID program.  The Brand Program has been running in the red, to the tune of $500,000 annually, for several years and many in the farming community says it needs a major overhaul.  Sarah Ry...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture is looking to make RFID tags required hardware for cattle, and possibly livestock across the Evergreen state.  According to Washington Cattlemen’s Association Executive Vice President Sarah Ryan, one of the two rules in the CR 101, would move producers from a metal tag currently used for vaccinations to an RFID.  She said...