"For over 20 years the USDA, in partnership with Chinese RFID livestock ear tag companies, distributed by 8 approved companies in the USA, have done everything possible to force all livestock owners to use their electronic ID pins. If forced by law that every livestock owner must use the ID pins and keep records and supply records to the government, it would suck several billion dollars from livestock producers in full compliance."

Always in bed with the communists.

https://www.texaslonghorn.com/pr/index.cfm?year=2023&story=eNews-307_USDA_Comment_Deadline_20230315

https://www.tsln.com/news/r-calf-usa-beware-mandatory-rfid-in-2023/

Comment period closing fast:

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/01/19/2023-00505/use-of-electronic-identification-eartags-as-official-identification-in-cattle-and-bison