A flesh-eating parasite nearly eradicated decades ago is headed for Texas, cattle producers warn, prompting urgent calls for ...

Food safety is a top concern driving U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to combat the threat of New World screwworm (NWS), a pest that is ...

State health officials in Texas have declared the state's measles outbreak over.  The New World screwworm, Cochliomyia ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has sounded the alarm, warning of the potential spread of the New World screwworm into the United States.

USDA unveils a five-pronged plan with Tick Riders, detector dogs and a Texas sterile-fly facility to combat New World ...

The U.S. plans to build a $750 million factory in southern Texas to breed billions of sterile flies, ramping up its efforts ...

The USDA plan comes alongside a monthslong shutdown of the Mexico-U.S. border for cattle. The shutdown has affected Mexican ...

Responding to calls by state lawmakers and the agricultural industry for immediate action to be taken to protect cattle and ...

The social media world was buzzing about possible New World screwworm infections in southern states like Oklahoma and Texas.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has expanded its strategy to stop the spread of the New World Screwworm (NWS), a destructive pest found in Mexico. At an announcement in Texas, Secretary ...

Mounted patrol officers, known as tick riders, who patrol border to protect cattle from fever tick, will also serve as defense against screwworm.

WASHINGTON — The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing up to $750 million to build the United States’ first ...