by Sam Tenpenny | Jun 12, 2026 | Articles, Daily Headlines, News
New World screwworm returns to North America: Implications for Nebraska livestock producers LINCOLN, Neb. — The New World screwworm (NWS), Cochliomyia hominivorax, is among the most destructive livestock pests ever encountered in the Western Hemisphere. Unlike most...
by Sam Tenpenny | Jun 5, 2026 | Articles, Daily Headlines, News
Rollins: Screwworm won’t ‘compromise’ cattle movement The discovery of New World screwworm in a calf in south Texas will not “compromise” the movement of cattle in south Texas, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told The Hagstrom Report after a House Agriculture...
by Sam Tenpenny | Jun 4, 2026 | Articles, Daily Headlines, News
APHIS confirms New World screwworm in Texas calf; food supply safe The Agriculture Department’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the detection of a New World screwworm (NWS) late Wednesday in a 3-week-old calf in Zavala County, Texas. NWS is a...
by Sam Tenpenny | May 20, 2026 | Articles, Daily Headlines, News, The Fence Post Articles
Cargill initiates lockout at Fort Morgan beef plant Concrete barricades stand at the entrance to the Cargill beef plant in Fort Morgan, Colo., after weeks of inactivity. A Cargill representative did confirm that Cargill initiated a lockout on May 20, 2026, at the Fort...
by Sam Tenpenny | May 15, 2026 | Articles, Daily Headlines, News, The Fence Post Articles
Relaxing beef import quotas sends mixed signals to ranchers The United States cattle industry is navigating one of the tightest supply environments in decades. The domestic cattle herd remains near multi-decade lows following years of drought, elevated feed and...
by Sam Tenpenny | May 15, 2026 | Articles, Daily Headlines, News, The Fence Post Articles
Brazilian meat exports to EU banned from September over antimicrobial use The European Commission has banned imports of Brazilian meat starting on Sept. 3, 2026, due to non-compliance of antimicrobial use regulations. However, Irish farmers are calling for an...