About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of the New World Screw Worm discovery on the domestic beef herd and the implications for the industry.

BEEF Let's start with the bad news. We’ve been expecting this to happen for several months, yesterday the USDA announced the discovery of the New World Screw Worm infecting a calf in La Pryor, Texas, about 50 miles north of the border. This will keep the border closed to live animals for the foreseeable future, keeping pressure on the already small domestic beef herd. The New World Screw worm is a flesh-eating parasite that has been eradicated from the US since the 1970s, but it's back! Contr...

People in this episode

Host: Tracy

Topics covered

• beef industry
• agriculture
• livestock
• pest control
• USDA announcements

Keywords

• New World Screw Worm
• beef herd
• USDA
• La Pryor
• livestock
• agriculture
• pest

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USDA

Places: La Pryor, Texas, US

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