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A deadly maggot that was thought to have been eradicated is making a comeback, threatening Texas’ livestock. The New World ...
The cattle corrals on the hillside west of the Mariposa Port of Entry were quiet and empty this week – a stark contrast to ...
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with entomologist Edwin Burgess about a plan to combat flash-eating maggots threatening U.S. livestock. It involves breeding billions of flies and dropping them from planes.
With Mexican cattle again barred this month from entry to the United States over fears of spreading a flesh-eating parasite, ...
Oklahoma’s state veterinarian provided cattlemen from across the state with an update on the movement of and preparation for the New World screwworm fly. Dr. Rod Hall, the state veterinarian with the ...
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "The threat of the New World screwworm is real and knocking at our door. Impacts to the cattle ...
Livestock trade along the Southern Border faces a new challenge as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) temporarily ...
Just as Australia lifts its biosecurity ban on US beef, including cattle raised in Mexico and Canada but slaughtered in the ...
A flesh-eating parasite that once ravaged Texas livestock is creeping back—and the state is stepping it to stop it.
Ranchers in southern Mexico face rising costs and limited government help to battle a flesh-eating parasite infecting ...
Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller testified before the House Agriculture and Livestock Committee, explaining that the New ...
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has announced the reintroduction of an advanced pest control method—Swormlure ...