Deadline to Order Beef EID Tags Approaching

By Lexie Hayes

The deadline to order Kansas 4-H Beef EID tags is quickly approaching on December 15. The completed and signed beef EID tag order form, as well as payment, must be received by the deadline for an extension unit's order to be accepted. Please also email a copy of the completed form to the KSU Youth Livestock Program before mailing it. The beef tags usually arrive and are ready for distribution by February 1. 

Checks should be made payable to Kansas State University.

Beef EID Tag Order Form

Small Livestock EID Tag Order Form

Market beef and commercial heifer projects that will be nominated for the Kansas State Fair Grand Drive and/or KJLS are required to be tagged with an EID tag. There is an alternative tagging process for those cattle that will be nominated and already have an 840 EID upon purchase of the animal or arrival at county tagging. So, extension units are encouraged to have families let them know if their steer or heifer already has an 840 EID tag in advance and should check both ears closely before applying the Kansas 4-H EID! Animals may only have one official EID, which cannot be removed.

Order forms and further details on livestock project tagging are linked above and may be found on the Youth Livestock Program website, under EID tags. The page also includes a summary of orders received thus far. It is updated at the end of each week.

Extension units are welcome to pay for all of their livestock EID tags with one check. Those who chose this option need to include both the beef and small livestock order forms with their payment by December 15. For those submitting their orders separately, the deadline to order small livestock tags is January 15.