Sterile flies are being deployed and ranchers are increasing surveillance of cattle herds to combat the flesh-eating New ...

The New World screwworm has prompted cattlemen to use drones and step up inspections to protect herds. The USDA is renewing ...

The arrival of the invasive New World screwworm in Texas could hit consumers this summer with beef prices already an acute source of inflation.

By Tom Polansek and Cassandra Garrison LUBBOCK, Texas/SALTILLO, Mexico, June 6 (Reuters) - Lubbock Feeders has been fattening cattle in West Texas since Dwight Eisenhower was U.S. president. Now, row ...

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins watched sterile flies being released to fight the New World screwworm on Thursday and visited the Texas ranch where one of the first cases of the pest was ...

Since the start of 2025, the average price of ground beef has increased by $1.35 per pound (1). Steak prices have jumped by more than $2 per pound (2) to an average of $13.02. Now another threat could ...

Sterile fly facilities are expected to open in the coming months, but it could be years before authorities have the ability ...

Three more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed, including one outside the main cluster in Texas, demonstrating the difficulty of stopping a resurgent pest that could devastate the ...

The flesh-eating parasitic fly, which was eradicated from American cattle herds almost 50 years ago, has been detected in ...

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts explain how heat stress in cattle can negatively affect herd health, growth and ...

The overall number of U.S. beef and dairy cattle has shrunk to its lowest level since 1951. Drought, rising operating costs and increased consolidation are among the causes.