Items Tagged with 'New World screwworm'

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says she'll keep working to lower farm production costs and uncover what's behind a surge in input prices for American growers. 

Republican lawmakers face a deadline to reach agreement on year-round E15 authorization this week so the deal can potentially be attached to a legislative vehicle that has a chance of reaching President Donald Trump’s desk. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins will highlight the department's ongoing battle against New World screwworm in south Texas.

As concern about New World screwworm grows, the Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to an anti-parasitic drug to prevent infestations by the parasite in cattle.

Delegates for the nation’s largest farm organization gathered in Anaheim Tuesday to approve the addition of policy on data centers, New World screwworm, fair taxes and trade for winegrape growers, as well as language pushing back on the Agriculture Department’s proposal to close the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center. 

President Donald Trump was inaugurated in January and quickly followed through on many of his campaign promises – an aggressive trade agenda, a renewed focus on food inflation, and the use of a Republican-controlled House and Senate to enact a sweeping budget reconciliation bill that included major new agriculture spending. Take a look back at Agri-Pulse's top stories in 2025. 

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller wants to let Mexican cattle into the U.S. so they can be in rodeos.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the Trump administration will announce a plan next month to expand U.S. beef production, but she ruled out making payments to producers to retain cattle.