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Having an infestation of screwworms would impact Texas as well as the rest of the U.S. With the potential for a number of risks, U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are hoping to fund an operation ...
In May, the Secretary of Agriculture suspended live cattle, horses, and bison through U.S. southern border ports of entry due ...
To protect the United States from a new threat posed by an old foe – the New World screwworm – the U.S.-Mexico border was ...
Neither of New Mexico’s state veterinarians knew they wanted to work in animal health until college. Dr. Samantha Holeck, state veterinarian with the New Mexico Livestock Board, was inspired to join ...
NCBA’s Woodall says the goal is complete eradication — not just from the U.S., but from Mexico and Central America, ...
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 MEXICO’S CATTLE INDUSTRY IS GETTING READY FOR SCREWWORM TO HIT OUR STATE. THIS IS LARVAE THAT ENTERS THE WOUNDS OF COWS DEVELOPING UNDER THE SKIN AND OFTEN CAUSES DEATH. THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ...
City of Amarillo officials say a road project on Georgia Street will require a temporary change in traffic patterns beginning ...
Fox News' Christina Coleman reports on the state competition that sparked protests and saw competitors share a podium. James Bigley discusses how Mexico’s screwworm outbreak could disrupt U.S. beef ...
Officials in the Concho Valley are taking steps to educate the public and support efforts to stop the problem in its tracks.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has suspended livestock imports from Mexico to Texas to prevent the spread of the ...
A flesh-eating parasite known as New World Screwworm is moving closer and closer to the US border in Texas. The devastating ...