USDA is releasing 100 million sterile screwworm flies weekly along the Texas-Mexico border to prevent the pest's northward spread. This proactive measure, combined with surveillance and import restrictions, aims to protect U.S. livestock from the devastating parasite.
All cattle and calves in the United States as of Jan. 1, 2026, totaled 86.2 million head, slightly below the 86.5 million head on Jan. 1, 2025, USDA NASS reported on Friday.
As the deaths of two American citizens in Minnesota have increased pressure on President Donald Trump to change his administration's policies on immigration enforcement, farmers and agricultural groups again are looking for some support for agricultural immigration workforce reform as well.
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USDA is releasing 100 million sterile screwworm flies weekly along the
Texas-Mexico border to prevent the pest's northward spread. This proactive
measure, combined with surveillance and import restrictions, aims to protect
U.S. livestock from the devastating parasite.
7^Sterile NWS Flies Released in Texas
Recent Sales Results From Clark County, Missouri; Benson County, North
Dakota; Union County, South Dakota; and Wilkin County, Minnesota
I^Landwatch Weekly
All cattle and calves in the United States as of Jan. 1, 2026, totaled
86.2 million head, slightly below the 86.5 million head on Jan. 1, 2025, USDA
NASS reported on Friday.
FUSDA Jan. 1 Cattle Inventory Report
Rainfall has been good enough for soybeans, but not for building soil
moisture for the coming safrinha corn crop.
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