Department of Agriculture Waco Texas

1st US screwworm case confirmed in South Texas

USDA confirms first case of New World screwworm in south Texas

The United States Department of Agriculture announced on social media that a case of the New World screwworm (NWS) has been detected in south Texas.

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First U.S. screwworm case confirmed in South Texas

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The Flesh-Eating Screwworm Fly Found in Texas. Here's What to Know

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Texas Ranchers on Edge After Screwworm Parasite Detected in Calf

LA PRYOR, Texas, June 5 (Reuters) - The quiet Texas cattle ⁠town ⁠of La Pryor has become ground ⁠zero in the fight against screwworm after the first U.S. case in decades was detected there, prompting...

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The Flesh-Eating Screwworm Is Here — But Its Name Is Misleading People

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Sid Miller says USDA ignored his screwworm solution

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Texas Races to Contain First U.S. Screwworm Case Since the 1960s

The news unnerved the cattle and beef industries in Texas, long considered the heart of the American beef industry.

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Arizona closed to cattle imports as flesh-eating fly detected in Texas

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This Flesh-Eating Fly is Making an Unwanted Comeback

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Commissioner Miller: First suspected New World screwworm case in Texas demands use of all available tools to end threat

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller today responded to the first suspected case of New World screwworm (NWS) in Texas.

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Texas Department of Agriculture warning of equine virus outbreak following event in Waco

WACO, Texas — The Texas Department of Agriculture is warning horse owners of an outbreak of an equine virus that could possibly be linked to an event in Waco. Commissioner Sid Miller has issued an alert about an outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 (EHV ...

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Texas Agriculture Commissioner warns of EHV-1 outbreak linked to Waco barrel racing event

AUSTIN, Texas (CW39) — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has issued an urgent alert to horse owners and trainers after an outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 (EHV-1) was confirmed following the World Championship Barrel Racing (WPRA) Finals ...

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Central Texas food pantry reacts to U.S. Department of Agriculture halting $500 million in deliveries to food banks nationwide

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - News that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has halted $500 million in deliveries to food banks nationwide, has some food banks worries. As grocery prices remain high, some food banks say people living in poverty won’t be getting as ...