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

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

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

An investigation is underway into the false report that New World screwworm was detected in Missouri. Missouri State Attorney ...

Try to put eyes on your herd, as much as possible, look out for anything abnormal,” said J. Scott Herod, who owns a ranch and ...

New World Screwworm spreads from Mexico, prompting US cattle import ban. This threatens beef supply and could drive prices ...

A flesh-eating parasite known as New World Screwworm is moving closer and closer to the US border in Texas. The devastating ...

Rollins also announced the USDA invested $21 million in renovating an existing fruit fly production facility in Metapa, ...

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 ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today provided an update on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ongoing ...

For the second time in under six months, the U.S. is closed to cattle, sheep and bison imports through ports of entry along the southern border. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced the ...

This has led to the USDA's suspension of cattle, horse and bison imports from Mexico to the U.S. And without intervention, the New World screwworm (NWS) will propagate further, affecting livestock ...