State changing cattle ID system
DEAN BOHN
THE SAGINAW NEWS
Farmers, cattlemen, countrymen, lend your ears … well, the ears of your livestock, anyway.
A new state law mandates that all cattle leaving the farm of origin as of Thursday, March 1, must have an electronic ear tag, known as a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag.
The tags cost $2 apiece; the applicator, $20.
