Animal Health
Texas livestock specialists say the pasture mealybug, an invasive insect, has been confirmed in 70 counties since its discovery in 2025.
Limited grass and surface water are forcing ranchers to make difficult management decisions.
Pseudo-rabies and African swine fever remain among the industry’s disease concerns.
Wisconsin is taking preventive steps as New World screwworm remains a concern for the U.S. livestock industry.
USMEF says the month-long export halt created challenges for both Mexican buyers and U.S. exporters.
UT Extension’s Family and Community Education clubs have spent generations serving communities across Tennessee.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins joined us for a recent town hall presented by the Western Caucus Foundation. In her keynote address, Rollins discusses the fight against the New World screwworm in the U.S., a new policy to expand grazing on federal lands and reduce regulatory burdens, the reigniting of trade policy, the bolstering of domestic fertilizer production, and the creation of federal policies that put America’s great farmers and ranchers first.
Extension specialists are encouraging ranchers and the public to recognize the signs and report suspected cases early.
Experts say crops should recover, but livestock producers should take steps to reduce heat stress.
Farm Bureau economists say early detection will be critical as officials work to limit the pest’s spread from Mexico.