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Screwworm Called a ‘National Security Issue’

Published August 15, 2025

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins held a press conference Friday in Texas on the threat of New World Screwworm, calling it a “national security issue and threat” that affects the “cost of groceries and cost of living.” Rollins announced updates to…

Screwworm Risk Rises with Animal Travel

Published July 17, 2025

The Minnesota Board of Animal Health is warning residents to stay alert for the New World Screwworm, a dangerous fly that can harm livestock, pets, wildlife, and even humans. While the risk of the pest becoming established in Minnesota is…

New Screwworm Case Closes U.S. Livestock Ports

Published July 14, 2025

A new case of New World Screwworm has been confirmed in Veracruz, Mexico, prompting USDA to immediately close southern ports to livestock trade. The case was found roughly 160 miles north of the sterile fly dispersal zone and 370 miles…

A Risk-Based Border Reopening

Published July 1, 2025

The United States will take a phased-in approach as it reopens the border to cattle from Mexico. The border shut down on May 11 due to concerns about the New World Screwworm. USDA has announced the first port to reopen…

USDA Invests $8.5 Million in Fight Against New World Screwworm

Published June 29, 2025

The USDA is taking major steps to prevent the New World screwworm from entering the U.S. cattle herd. The agency plans to build a sterile fly production facility in South Texas with $8.5 million in funding. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins…

Biosecurity in Focus at Watertown Stockmanship Event

Published June 29, 2025

The Stockmanship and Stewardship event concluded Saturday in Watertown, South Dakota, with a focus on biosecurity and on-farm preparedness. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association CEO Collin Woodall said the event gave producers “a great opportunity to show producers some of the…

USDA Announces New World Screwworm Strategy

Published June 19, 2025

USDA is spending $8.5 million to create a New World Screwworm fly dispersal facility at the Moore Air Base in South Texas. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins also announced a five-pronged plan to address devastating pest. This strategy includes USDA’s recent…

Investigation Sought for False Screwworm Claim

Published May 30, 2025

R-CALF USA has filed a formal request to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to investigate this past week’s false claim of a New World Screwworm detection in Missouri. That rumor sent the cattle market downward. R-CALF cited potential market manipulation.

Eradicating New World Screwworm

Published May 28, 2025

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and her Mexican counterpart are working together to eradicate New World Screwworm. After a joint phone call, Rollins announced USDA will invest $21 million to renovate an existing fruit fly production facility in southern Mexico. When…

NCBA: Screwworms Likely to Cross Border This Summer

Published May 15, 2025

The U.S. cattle industry is on alert as the threat of New World Screwworm re-emerges. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association CEO Colin Woodall says the parasitic pest is likely to cross the southern border later this summer. “It’s no longer a…

Articles tagged under: New World Screwworm

Screwworm Called a ‘National Security Issue’

Screwworm Risk Rises with Animal Travel

New Screwworm Case Closes U.S. Livestock Ports

A Risk-Based Border Reopening

USDA Invests $8.5 Million in Fight Against New World Screwworm

Biosecurity in Focus at Watertown Stockmanship Event

USDA Announces New World Screwworm Strategy

Investigation Sought for False Screwworm Claim

Eradicating New World Screwworm

NCBA: Screwworms Likely to Cross Border This Summer

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