A more recent danger has been lurking around the industry: New World Screwworm. The ag sector has been working hard to keep America’s livestock protected. USDA has once again suspended animal imports from Mexico, and the producers along the border have their eyes peeled.
President of the Texas Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Carl Ray Polk Jr. joined RFD-TV’s Tammi Arender to discuss what the STOP Screwworms Act aims to do, if the suspension is creating any hurdles, and what type of threat it poses to the U.S. cattle herd.
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