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Monday, October 20, 2025
USDA rejects Texas plan to use fly traps Against Screwworm Infestations in Cattle
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is clashing with the Trump administration over its handling of a parasitic pest spreading north through Mexico that could endanger the state's US$15 billion cattle industry if it crosses the border.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
USDA projects higher cattle production in Brazil, US
The office of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Brazil is forecasting that after a prolonged period of increasing cattle slaughter, the trend in 2026 will be reversed.
Friday, December 20, 2024
USDA retracts comments on resuming US' cattle imports from Mexico before year-end holidays
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) late on December 13 walked back comments that it could resume imports of Mexican cattle before year-end holidays, after it suspended shipments last month due to the discovery of New World screwworm in ...
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
USDA strengthens H5N1 monitoring and biosecurity measures for dairy cattle and livestock
The US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced plans to enhance testing and monitoring for the H5N1 avian influenza virus.
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Meat Institute CEO slams USDA's request for more info as attempt to "assert control" over cattle market
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) has requested more information on possible new rules under the Packers and Stockyards Act relating to price discovery in cattle markets.
Friday, September 20, 2024
USDA moves forward with H5N1 vaccine trials for dairy cattle
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has taken a significant step towards the approval of an H5N1 avian flu vaccine for dairy cattle, with the possibility of the vaccine being available by the first quarter of next year, FarmProgress rep ...
Thursday, April 25, 2024
USDA genetic analysis reveals wider and longer H5N1 outbreak among cattle in US
A recent genetic analysis by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) suggests that the H5N1 bird flu outbreak among dairy cattle in the US may have been ongoing for a more extended period than previously understood and has likely spread mor ...
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
US cattle beef organisation opposes USDA's allowance of beef imports from Paraguay
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) in the United States has expressed strong opposition against the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) decision to allow Paraguayan beef imports starting next month.
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
USDA-backed project to test novel sorghum cultivars for beef, dairy cattle in US
A new USDA-supported project will test and release several new sorghum cultivars that promise high-yielding, nutritious forage for beef and dairy cattle operations in US north-central states.
Thursday, June 22, 2023
USDA awards over US$1.4 million to fund Purdue University's cattle and swine health research
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has allocated three grants totalling more than US$1.4 million to Purdue University to fund research projects focusing on health issues in cattle and ...
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Medgene receives USDA approval for platform vaccines in cattle industry
The USDA Centre for Veterinary Biologics (CVB) has granted Medgene, an animal health company, the licensure to produce and distribute a specific category of USDA-approved vaccines called "platform vaccines" for the cattle industry ...
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
USDA-ARS researchers look into tools for mitigating cattle fever tick population in US
Researchers from the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) are studying a multitude of tools to help reduce the cattle fever tick population in the United States.
Friday, April 14, 2023
USDA-ARS scientists evaluate potential human cannabinol exposure from consuming meat if cattle fed hempseed cake
Scientists from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and North Dakota State University (NDSU) recently found that when cattle were fed with the industrial hemp byproduct, hempseed cake, ve ...
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
USDA scientists explores cutting methane emissions from cattle with steam-flaked corn
Scientists at the USDA Agricultural Research Service's Conservation and Production Research Laboratory in Bushland, Texas, the United States, recently took up a challenge to estimate how cattle feeding can knock methane numbers down.
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
USDA to release reports on cattle sales following concerns raised about anti-competitive conduct
The United States Department of Agriculture said on August 5 it will begin releasing two new reports on cattle sales this week, after ranchers and members of the US Congress raised concerns about possible anti-competitive behavior in the ma ...

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