NWS is a deadly parasitic infection that can "kill a full-grown cow within one to two weeks," said NPR. When affected, the ...

Commissioners passed a resolution on June 9, encouraging state and national action to prevent the reintroduction of the New ...

A small, pale maggot about a half-inch long could cost New Mexico cattle ranchers greatly if it gets back into the country. One of the state's senators introduced new legislation to combat the New ...

USDA and Mexico announce $21 million investment to combat New World screwworm as cattle experts closely watch developments.

Texas rancher Donnell Brown joins us to share his concerns over threats of New World Screwworm to the cattle industries in ...

NCBA’s Woodall says the goal is complete eradication — not just from the U.S., but from Mexico and Central America, ...

On May 11, 2025 the U.S. suspended live animal imports from Mexico. This brought to a standstill the importation of feeder cattle from Mexico.

The New World Screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, is spreading northward through Mexico, posing a threat to U.S. livestock. The USDA has suspended live cattle, horse, and bison imports from Mexico ...

To protect the U.S. from a new threat posed by an old foe, the New World Screwworm (NWS), the U.S.-Mexico border was closed on May 11 to cattle, bison, and horses from Mexico. This pest was eradicated ...

USDA will invest $21 million to expand a Mexico facility, aiming to double sterile fly production and strengthen efforts to ...

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service announced it will host a webinar Monday afternoon to provide more information to agricultural producers and communities on the New World screwworm, a ...