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Screwworm Still South, Dairy Risks Remain
California Ag Today
UC experts say the New World screwworm remains outside the U.S., but California dairies face unique vulnerabilities if it spreads north.
Traps of Rotting Flesh, a Screwworm Defense
California Ag Today
UC Riverside researchers are deploying traps and outreach efforts to detect the flesh-eating screwworm fly before it reaches California.
Meet Screwworm.gov
California Ag Today
USDA launches Screwworm.gov to centralize federal information and support Secretary Rollins’ whole-of-government plan to combat the New World screwworm.
A New Hub in the Screwworm Fight
Southeast Regional Ag News
USDA launches Screwworm.gov to centralize federal information and support Secretary Rollins’ whole-of-government plan to combat the New World screwworm.
Border Remains Closed to Mexican Livestock and Corn Growers Urge USMCA Renewal
The Agribusiness Update
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the U.S. IS NOT ready to open its border once again to cattle imports from Mexico, and National Corn Growers Association urges White House to support 16-year renewal of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Border Remains Closed to Mexican Livestock and Corn Growers Urge USMCA Renewal
The Agribusiness Update
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the U.S. IS NOT ready to open its border once again to cattle imports from Mexico, and National Corn Growers Association urges White House to support 16-year renewal of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Importance of Biosecurity
Farm of the Future
Economist Dr. Jada Thompson highlights how much cheaper disease prevention is rather than trying to manage a disease that has already arrived.
New World Screwworm Passive Surveillance Not Good Enough
Line on Agriculture
The cattle industry is concerned that Mexico is not doing its part when it comes to monitoring for the New World Screwworm.
Wildfires and Power Outages and Screwworm Draws Closer
The Agribusiness Update
California farmers suffer some of the worst impacts of increasing wildfires, losing crops to fire and smoke, and planned power outages, and Mexico’s Ag Ministry says another case of New World Screwworm was reported in Nuevo Leon, which borders the U.S.
Wildfires and Power Outages and Screwworm Draws Closer
The Agribusiness Update
California farmers suffer some of the worst impacts of increasing wildfires, losing crops to fire and smoke, and planned power outages, and Mexico’s Ag Ministry says another case of New World Screwworm was reported in Nuevo Leon, which borders the U.S.
MAHA's Ultra-Processed Foods and Screwworm Draws Closer
The Agribusiness Update
Florida Ag Commissioner Wilton Simpson applauds efforts of Make America Healthy Again Commission to address childhood health concerns associated with ultra-processed foods, and Mexico’s Ag Ministry says another case of New World Screwworm was reported in Nuevo Leon, which borders the U.S.
Screwworm Concerns
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
USDA has staff in Mexico seeking answers to why a cow infected with New World Screwworm was relocated from southern Mexico to within 70 miles of the US border.
Reject California's Prop 50 and Mexico's New Screwworm Regulations
The Agribusiness Update
California Farm Bureau President Shannon Douglass is calling on the state’s farmers, ranchers and rural residents to reject Proposition 50, and Mexico’s government instituted new regulations on livestock movement due to their New World screwworm infestation.
Florida Farmers on Govt Shutdown and Mexico's New Screwworm Regulations
The Agribusiness Update
When the federal government shut down Wednesday, Florida’s farmers and ranchers were left facing more uncertainty of government support, and Mexico’s government instituted new regulations on livestock movement due to their New World screwworm infestation.
Proactive New World Screwworm Prevention
Farm of the Future
USDA says the USDA is taking proactive steps to track New World Screwworm in Mexico and prevent its spread into the U.S.
NAPA Valley Winegrapes Wildfires and Congress Weighing Farm Aid
The Agribusiness Update
Napa Valley winegrape growers are no strangers to wildfires, which have ruined crops in the region three times in the past decade, and the Trump administration is evaluating whether to grant aid to American farmers this fall.
Florida Ag Hall of Fame Inductees and Congress Weighing Farm Aid
The Agribusiness Update
Florida Ag Commissioner Wilton Simpson and the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame Foundation announced 2026 Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame Inductees, and the Trump administration is evaluating whether to grant aid to American farmers this fall.
Black Market Ear Tags, Cattle Trafficking are Cause for Concern
Line on Agriculture
Illegal cattle movement has cattle producers with R-CALF USA concerned when it comes to tring to manage the New World screwworm and keep it from entering the US.
Strawberry Demand Record and Screwworm Data from Mexico
The Agribusiness Update
Increased strawberry demand in the fall and winter has driven summer plantings, which have reached a record high of 11,503 acres this year, and Mexico recorded 5,086 cases of flesh-eating screwworm in animals as of August 17, a 53% jump over July.
Strawberry Demand Record and Screwworm Data from Mexico
The Agribusiness Update
Increased strawberry demand in the fall and winter has driven summer plantings, which have reached a record high of 11,503 acres this year, and Mexico recorded 5,086 cases of flesh-eating screwworm in animals as of August 17, a 53% jump over July.