Recently, Congress passed an appropriations package that provides USDA funding to implementElectronic Animal ID (EID) Tags for breeding livestock. The funding will helppay for infrastructure and limit the cost that producers will have to pay as USDAtransitions its Federal Animal Disease Traceability protocol for items like metalBang Vaccination tags to an EID button. South Dakota cattlemen and pastpresident of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Todd Wilkinson discussesthe associations voluntary approach to USDA ADT and more.