USDA has confirmed two additional cases of New World screwworm (NWS) in Texas, bringing the total number of recent U.S. detections to four. Federal and state officials are expanding surveillance, quarantine measures, and sterile fly release operations as eradication efforts intensify.
A USDA-funded research project led by Purdue University will evaluate a fogging system using hydrogenated catmint oil to reduce airborne spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry facilities.
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents has approved a $133.36 million investment to build a new Meat Sciences & Technology Center on West Campus as part of a future agriculture district.
Parnell has launched nixiFLOR, an FDA-approved injectable solution combining florfenicol and flunixin meglumine for the treatment of bovine respiratory disease and control of fever in beef and non-lactating dairy cattle.
Agtech company Halter has raised $220 million in Series E funding at a $2 billion valuation to accelerate global expansion of its virtual fencing platform used by ranchers and livestock producers.
Cargill’s 2025 Global Mycotoxin Report finds widespread contamination in feed ingredients, with multiple toxins continuing to threaten animal productivity worldwide.
FFAR and Kansas State University are investing in rapid research to develop a livestock vaccine targeting H5N1 avian influenza as infections expand beyond poultry.
USDA has postponed a key poultry payment rule to allow further review, drawing mixed reactions from industry groups and farmer advocates.
The global poultry diagnostics market is expected to grow steadily through 2031, driven by advances in PCR-based testing and increasing demand for disease surveillance.
Rising global protein demand, regional productivity gaps, and value-added dairy products are driving the global dairy market toward $1.5 trillion by 2032.
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