€4.25m announced to support move to EID tags by New Year

Only white EID tags will be able to be used to officially identify and register calves born on or after July 1

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The Department of Agriculture has unveiled details of a €4.25m financial support package to assist farmers in the move to mandatory electronic identification (EID) for cattle by the new year.

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue said the money would offset the additional costs on farmers of using the new, hi-tech ear tags from January 2022 onwards.