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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