The markets are ready for the U.S. border to reopen today for shipments of cattle, bison, and equines from Mexico. Imports to the U.S. were shut down in early May on concerns of New World Screwworm.
Today’s reopening is part of a phased plan by the USDA. Right now, the crossing in Douglas, Arizona, poses the lowest risk, according to the Department. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says after the crossing reopens in Arizona, the Department will reevaluate to make sure no cases of the disease resurface.
Other parts of the USDA’s plan include reopening the Moore Air Base in South Texas as a sterile fly facility. The U.S. currently has a sterile fly facility in Panama and is retrofitting a facility in Mexico to produce sterile flies. Officials in Texas are dispersing fly traps along the Rio Grande to monitor the pest.
Douglas, Arizona, is just one of five crossings on the calendar to reopen this year. Later this month, crossings in Columbus and Santa Teresa, New Mexico, are set to open. Then, in August, crossings in Del Rio, Texas, are scheduled to resume, and in mid-September, the crossing in Laredo, Texas, could get the all-clear. All of these reopenings are dependent on the current cases of New World Screwworm.
Early indications suggest the U.S. cattle industry may be nearing the end of its liquidation phase. Oklahoma State University livestock economist Dr. Derrell Peel says the industry could be at or near the cyclical low.
January 29, 2026 12:44 PM
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Marilyn Schlake with the UNL Department of Agricultural Economics joined us for a closer look at the evolving role of livestock sale barns.
January 27, 2026 12:19 PM
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Nearly everyone in the South Texas ag community appears extremely worried about the potential of a New World screwworm epidemic, according to a local veterinarian. RFD NEWS Correspondent Frank McCaffrey reports.
January 23, 2026 11:56 AM
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Wayne Cockrell with the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association joined us to discuss preparedness, producer awareness, and the industry’s response to New World screwworm concerns.
January 21, 2026 12:00 PM
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Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Sid Miller joined us to discuss data center expansion, farmland preservation, rural economic impacts, and imminent cattle biosecurity concerns affecting agriculture today.
January 16, 2026 01:28 PM
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January 16, 2026 09:57 AM
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Dr. Rosslyn Biggs with the Oklahoma State University Center for Rural Veterinary Medicine shares insight into biosecurity, preparedness, and animal health concerns facing livestock producers as New World screwworm outbreaks continue in Mexico.
January 07, 2026 12:57 PM
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New World Screwworm cases in Mexico, including one within 200 miles of the U.S. border, are adding pressure to livestock markets and trade decisions.
January 06, 2026 12:09 PM
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Preserving equity through active risk management remains critical in a volatile, supply-driven market.
January 06, 2026 06:00 AM
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