Foreign Animal Diseases
Industry leaders say continued monitoring, communication, and prevention efforts will be key to keeping U.S. livestock herds protected from foreign animal disease threats.
The NCBA says the Senate Farm Bill strengthens key cattle programs but leaves Proposition 12 and year-round E15 unresolved while officials respond to New World screwworm cases.
Texas livestock specialists say the pasture mealybug, an invasive insect, has been confirmed in 70 counties since its discovery in 2025.
South Texas producers remain on alert for New World screwworm, stressing that reporting suspected cases is key to expanding sterile fly releases and slowing its spread.
Dry conditions, tight cattle supplies and border challenges continue to shape the outlook for the U.S. beef industry.
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.
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.
Farm Bureau economists say early detection will be critical as officials work to limit the pest’s spread from Mexico.