New World screwworm

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White House releases specifics on foreign beef importation executive order 

The White House outlined a 90-day plan to expand beef imports as cattle groups urge Trump to reconsider the policy. Read More

Bovine Congestive Heart Failure is becoming more prevalent in feedlot cattle. (Journal photo by Lacey Vilhauer.)
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Where is the beef?

Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.
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Beef packers adjusting to low cattle inventory

Arizona border crossing reopens to Mexican cattle  

Image of the empty lots at Santa Teresa, New Mexico. The location is one of five border ports for livestock to come in to the US from Mexico. Its closure due to the threat of New World Screwworm has affected jobs there. Photo taken May 2026. (UADA photo by James Mitchell)

Reopening southern ports to cattle likely won’t bolster U.S. herd numbers

  • By Mary Hightower │ University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture

USDA, DHS strengthen coordination against New World screwworm  

FDA authorizes CLiK Extra for NWS prevention 

A New World screwworm fly. (Photo courtesy USDA.)

Entities investing in NWS preparedness program

Research on foul odors and open wounds targets flesh-eating screwworm

Narco ranching: How organized crime is targeting agriculture 

Cowboy moving a herd of cattle. (iStock-#183824417 │ BrandyTaylor)

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