Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain joined Talk 107.3 to discuss several issues affecting the state. He covered the growing threat of New World screwworms, hurricane preparedness, mosquito control, and the importance of supporting local farmers.
Read MoreThe Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana received a beef donation. Last month, the Louisiana Tech University School of Agriculture, Sciences, and Forestry hosted its annual farm production sale.
During the sale, Louisiana Land Bank and Century Next Bank purchased cattle to be donated that were processed into beef products.
Read MoreSouthwest Livestock Exchange is a sale barn about 15 miles from where the first case of New World screwworm (NWS) was detected in Texas last week, and it held a cattle sale the day after the USDA confirmed the case.
Read MoreA market analyst says tight margins is contributing to the decline of of small cow-calf operations.
Read MoreThe USDA named Texas cattle industry leader John Bellinger as Senior Advisor for New World Screwworm Preparedness, a move aimed at strengthening efforts to protect U.S. livestock from the reemerging pest.
Read MoreA flesh-eating parasite has returned to the United States in Texas after being absent for decades, prompting Louisiana to issue import restrictions on Texas cattle.
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Federal and Texas state leaders held a news conference Monday afternoon in Kerrville, Texas, just hours after the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of two new cases of New World screwworm within the nation’s borders. In front of large signage that boasted the “War on Screwworm,” the goal of the conference was to reassure livestock producers and other Americans that the government is taking a proactive stance against the spread of the infestations.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday confirmed three additional cases of New World screwworm, including two in Texas, according to the agency's animal health arm.
Read MoreHouse Ag Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson says Wednesday’s detection of New World screwworm in southern Texas is not what the cattle industry hoped to see.
Read MoreGrilling season is here or at least that is what the calendar says! Yes, Ma Nature may have a different game plan for us as she seems to be having most of 2026 so far. Let’s pray that by Father’s Day the weather gets back to “normal”.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the detection of a New World screwworm (NWS) in a bovine in Zavala County, Texas. NWS is a serious pest that affects livestock, pets, wildlife, and less commonly, people and birds. NWS larvae (maggots) burrow into the flesh of living animals, causing serious damage to livestock and economic losses.
Read MoreToday, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) CEO Colin Woodall responded to the announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that one case of New World Screwworm has been detected in a calf in South Texas.
Reuters' Heather Schlitz reported that "a devastating parasitic fly that eats warm-blooded animals alive and could cause millions of dollars in economic damage to the U.S. economy has been found in a young sheep in Mexico within 31 miles (50 km) of the U.S. border, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported on Friday."
Read MoreThe United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) opened the Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, a state-of-the-art laboratory facility today that will provide the U.S. cattle industry with innovative tools and advanced technologies to manage and eliminate the invasive fly and tick pests that threaten the U.S. cattle industry.
Read MoreDid you know that cows show a visual preference for new human faces over familiar ones? They can match a known handler’s voice to their face, according to a study.
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