As Texas livestock producers closely watch emerging pests like New World screwworm, farm biosecurity is at the forefront.

Various members from throughout the ag community will gather next week for the 2025 Amarillo Farm & Ranch Show. The 41st run ...

A new report on the first human bird flu case tied to the outbreak in cows in the United States suggests that the Texas man may be the first detected case of the H5N1 virus transmitting from a mammal ...

The IDEAg Amarillo Farm & Ranch Show returns Dec. 2–4 at the Amarillo Civic Center with more than 400 exhibitors, free ...

Scientists at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), USA, have detected H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) in cattle and milk samples collected from two dairy farms in Texas.

The first calls that Dr. Barb Petersen received in early March were from dairy owners worried about crows, pigeons and other birds dying on their Texas farms. Then came word that barn cats—half of ...

McALLEN — Multiple efforts are underway to stop a parasitic fly from swarming Texas and the rest of the U.S. and wreaking havoc on the nation’s multi-billion-dollar cattle industry. The screwworm, a ...

WACO, Texas — A flesh-eating parasite eradicated from Texas decades ago is now threatening to return, with the deadly New World Screwworm detected in northern Mexico just miles from the state border.