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Wyoming congresswoman raises implementation and cost concerns about USDA’s EID rule and CRP expansion
Summary
Representative Hageman told the House Agriculture Committee that APHIS' electronic identification (EID) ear-tag rule is being implemented beyond its text, creating shortages and potential unfunded costs, and urged reforms to the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).
Representative Hageman (WY) used her member day appearance to press the Agriculture Committee for oversight of APHIS’ electronic identification (EID) rule and for modernization of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).
Hageman said manufacturers and some state veterinarians have treated EID as mandatory for all cattle, despite the rule applying only to certain intact cattle 18 months and older…
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