ScotEID will be on hand at the Royal Highland Show and as well as their demonstrations on the new cattle UHF tags and readers, they will also announce current plans setting out requirements in Scotland for all cattle farmers to tag their cattle with EID tags.

The current plan details that all new-born calves will have to be EID tagged by 1 January 2020, with the discussions still ongoing on how best to EID tag the rest of the national herd.

Commenting on the plans, NFU Scotland livestock policy manager John Armour said: “Recent industry discussions have been on a phased introduction of official EID tags starting in January 2020, but the group appreciates that there is further consideration to be had in the coming months.

“The ambition for all stakeholders is the eventual removal of official paper passports, the handling of which is an additional cost to farmers, marts and abattoirs.”