An insidious pest has been infecting cattle just over the border, in Mexico. "Tick riders,” a 120-year-old group of mounted USDA inspectors, are the nation’s first line of defense.

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The Nebraska Extension will host a statewide webinar, “Nebraska Cattle Health Outlook: New World screwworm update, Scours ...

USDA weighs a phased reopening of Mexican ports with feeder cattle supplies at historic lows. The pressure to resume Mexican ...

AgriLife Extension experts offer advice on planning, preparing and monitoring for possibility of pest’s arrival.

A human case of flesh-eating screwworm was detected in the United States related to the latest outbreak of the parasite in Central America, according to officials. The patient had recently returned to ...

Mexico border for feeder cattle as screwworm concerns persist and shortages pressure the feeding industry. The post USDA ...

A sharp drop in Mexican cattle imports tied to screwworm concerns is tightening U.S. feeder supplies, forcing feedlot ...

In 2025, the United States faced a series of reminders that the security of our food supply depends on public health systems that are largely invisible to the general population. Poultry and dairy ...