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No Border Opening Yet

Published October 29, 2025

A date has not been set for the reopening of the border to Mexican cattle imports. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and her Mexican counterpart met by video conference about New World Screwworm and the border. The two agreed to a…

Rollins Offers NWS Update

Published October 21, 2025

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins used social media to provide an update on New World Screwworm. USDA has staff on the ground in Mexico monitoring 350 collection sites in affected areas. Testing is also being done in three states on the…

New Zoetis Drug Targets New World Screwworm

Published October 6, 2025

Zoetis has received conditional approval from the FDA for its parasite control product Dectomax-CA1. The injectable drug is designed to prevent and treat infestations caused by New World screwworm larvae. The conditional approval covers beef cattle, female dairy cattle under…

Rollins Unveils New Farm Policy Initiatives

Published September 29, 2025

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins made several significant announcements at the Agri-Pulse Ag Outlook Forum in Kansas City, touching on disaster relief, farm input costs, trade programs, and livestock management. Rollins confirmed that the remaining $2 billion of ECAP disaster funding…

Mexican President Anticipates November Border Opening

Published September 25, 2025

Mexico is taking additional steps to control the spread of New World Screwworm. The latest case was just 70 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. Despite that, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she still expects USDA to reopen its border to…

NCBA Urges Action

Published September 22, 2025

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is voicing extreme concern about the latest case of New World Screwworm, less than 70 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. In a statement, NCBA CEO Colin Woodall said the organization appreciates the investment USDA has…

NWS Edges Closer to US Border

Published September 22, 2025

Mexico is confirming a new case of New World Screwworm less than 70 miles south of the U.S. border. This is the northernmost discovery in this outbreak and is located near a major highway, which is considered to be one…

Cattle Industry on Alert After Screwworm Detection

Published August 30, 2025

A human case of New World screwworm has been confirmed in the United States, raising concerns for the cattle industry. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association CEO Colin Woodall says the situation, while concerning, was not unexpected. “The CDC came into action,…

Safeguarding U.S. From NWS Threat

Published August 20, 2025

The Food and Drug Administration has been authorized to issue emergency use of animal drugs to treat or prevent infestations of New World Screwworm. The FDA commissioner said their priority is to safeguard both animal health and the nation’s food…

Screwworm Threat Prompts FDA Emergency Use Order

Published August 19, 2025

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued a declaration allowing the FDA to authorize emergency use of animal drugs to treat or prevent infestations caused by the New World Screwworm. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said…

Articles tagged under: New World Screwworm

No Border Opening Yet

Rollins Offers NWS Update

New Zoetis Drug Targets New World Screwworm

Rollins Unveils New Farm Policy Initiatives

Mexican President Anticipates November Border Opening

NCBA Urges Action

NWS Edges Closer to US Border

Cattle Industry on Alert After Screwworm Detection

Safeguarding U.S. From NWS Threat

Screwworm Threat Prompts FDA Emergency Use Order

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