Texas officials warn of infectious, parasitic screwworms found in Mexico
The CDC said screwworms are most common in the tropics and subtropics, but recent cases have appeared in Central America for ...
Texas officials warn of "maneater" screwworm that burrows into open wounds, eyes and mouths to lay eggs
Just one fly can lay up to 300 eggs at a time and is drawn "to the odor of a wound or natural opening on a live, warm-blooded ...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigns as leader of Liberal Party
The development comes a month after Canada's deputy prime minister, Chrystia Freeland, resigned suddenly from Trudeau's ...
How America lost control of the bird flu, setting the stage for another pandemic
The U.S. government failed to eliminate the virus on dairy farms when it was confined to a handful of states. Now at least ...
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USDA approves first-ever import of live vaccine into the United States
Vaxxon® SHS is a lyophilized live attenuated metapneumovirus vaccine to protect against Swollen Head Syndrome in poultry.
Texas officials warning of ‘man-eater’ bug detected in livestock at southern Mexico border
Texas wildlife officials are on the lookout for a flesh-devouring fly larvae known as the “Man-eater” after cases of the ...
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Governor’s new agriculture department spurs optimism in farm communities but many remember sharp 2019 cuts to state’s farm support
Alaska is one of the few U.S. states without a Department of Agriculture. That will change in 2025. Gov. Mike Dunleavy will ...
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‘Murder hornets’ eradicated from United States
have been eradicated from the United States. The U.S. and Washington Departments of Agriculture announced the news Dec. 18, almost five years since they were last sighted. “I’ve gotta tell you ...
On-farm bulk milk sampling program begins in Vermont to prevent spread of bird flu
Officials will be testing raw milk from all Grade A milk-producing farms in Vermont each month in an effort to detect an infection early.