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NCBA Reaction to Re-Closure of US Mexico Border Due to New World Screwworm

Dan Beef, Cattle, Export/Import, Exports/Imports, Marketing, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), Pest/Pest Control, Trade, USDA, USDA-APHIS

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is reacting to the announcement by the US Department of Agriculture again closing the US Mexico Border to shipments of livestock due to the threat of the New World Screwworm. Last week, a New World Screwworm case was reported in Veracruz, Mexico, approximately 370 miles south of the US Mexico border. NCBA CEO Colin …

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US Mexico Border Re-Closed Due to Spread of the New World Screwworm

Dan Beef, Cattle, Export/Import, Exports/Imports, Livestock, Marketing, Pest/Pest Control, USDA, USDA-APHIS

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has paused the phased reopening of ports along the US Mexico Border due to further northward spread of the New World Screwworm in Mexico. Earlier this week, Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety and Quality reported a new case of New World Screwworm in Veracruz, approximately 160 miles northward of the current sterile …

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USDA Announces Phased Reopening of U.S./Mexico Border for Livestock

Dan Agri-Business, Beef, Cattle, Export/Import, Exports/Imports, Marketing, Trade, USDA-APHIS

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture announced earlier this week that risk-based port re-opening for cattle, equines and bison crossing the US Mexico border may begin as early as July 7. This phased reopening comes as the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) experts and their counterparts in Mexico worked in collaboration to increase the surveillance, detection and eradication …

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New World Screwworm Partnership Strengthened

Dale Sandlin Cattle, USDA, USDA-APHIS

The ongoing effort to combat the new world screwworm was strengthened earlier this week with the announcement of additional funding to renovate a fruit fly facility in Mexico. The $21 Million investment in the facility in Metapa, Mexico, will produce an additional 60-100 million additional sterile New world screwworm flies weekly in an effort to push the current fly population …

Asian Longhorn Tick Monitoring Continues

Dale Sandlin Cattle, Livestock, Pest/Pest Control, USDA-APHIS

As the weather continues to warm up, USDA is highlighting their continuing work on the Asian Longhorn Tick. Denise Bonilla of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service shares the details on this important work for livestock producers. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

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APHIS Announces New Health Plan for U.S. Hog Industry

Dan Pork, USDA-APHIS

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently announced a new health plan for the U.S. hog industry. Rusty Halvorson has more details. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

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USDA Starts National Milk Testing

Dan Cattle, Dairy, USDA-APHIS

The USDA has started testing the national milk supply. Rusty Halvorson has more information of how the programs works.  The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA/APHIS) announced the start of its National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS), which builds on measures taken by USDA and federal and state partners since the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza …

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New Federal Order Announced by USDA

Dan Avian Influenza, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, USDA-APHIS

Begins National Milk Testing Strategy to Address H5N1 in Dairy Herds New Federal Order Will Require National Milk Testing and Support State Officials and Dairy Regulators; Builds on Actions to Protect Farms, Farmworkers and Communities from H5N1 Avian Influenza (USDA-APHIS/WASHINGTON/Dec. 6, 2024) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the start of …

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U.S. Border Still Closed to Mexican Cattle

Dan Cattle, Exports/Imports, USDA-APHIS

Due to a parasite, the U.S. border is still closed to cattle coming out of Mexico. Rusty Halvorson has more details. A destructive parasite found in livestock and other warm-blooded animals has been identified in Mexico. The New World screwworm was confirmed in a cow on Nov. 22, according to the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). “Things are looking …