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Scientists Assess a Tick’s Potential to Spread Disease in Southern U.S.

The numbers show year-over-year increases in October for beef and pork exports positioned to set annual value and value records in 2024.

Hong Kong-based WH Group, the world’s largest pork producer, said its shareholders approved spinning off Smithfield Foods into a listed company in the United States.

Many people fear rodenticides will become even more difficult to access and more expensive to use after the EPA’s release of the final biological evaluation for 11 rodenticide active ingredients.

Scott Dee, a retired veterinarian with Pipestone, has thought about PRRS more than most people throughout his lifetime. Here’s what he’s learned and what he sees in the future.

Two weeks after the pest was detected in a Mexican cow, U.S. officials remain focused on the health and wellness of U.S. livestock.

“I know people are concerned about the tariffs, but the fact is, [Trump] looks at tariffs as a way to get their attention and eventually to get better and reciprocal trade agreements,” says Terry Branstad.

Research collaboration creates potential for genetic tools to control disease-spreading ticks.

Texas A&M AgriLife Develops Surveillance Tools for Tick and Feral, Domestic Pig Contact