Key progress” has been made against the New World screwworm, the U.S. ag secretary says, adding that there has been no ...

Across Latin America many dairy cows and beef cattle are raised in an "unproductive way," Searchinger says. You'll often see a few cows, scattered across small farms, not eating particularly well ...

The mortality rate among cows is considered fairly low, at about 2%, by the American Veterinary Medical Association. Raudabaugh’s dairy council estimated mortality rates from bird flu are closer ...

Bernt Nelson, economist for the American Farm Bureau Federation explains some of the current challenges the cattle markets ...

A herd of brown cows gather under trees at the El Hatico farm near Cali, Colombia. Researchers think that this type of silvopasture could reduce deforestation in Latin America.

Feedlot owners in Colfax County, face challenges with rising beef prices and labor shortages while considering the future of ...

Cows infected by lethal bird flu strain never before seen in the animal ... The D1.1 strain has emerged in recent months to dominate infections in wild birds and poultry flocks across North America.

Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a second version of the avian influenza virus that is different from the one rampaging through herds since the spring, Agriculture Department officials ...

The same version of the bird flu that has caused the most serious human illnesses in North America has now turned up in dairy cows. Cattle in Nevada tested positive for the H5N1 viral variant D1.1 ...

New World Screwworms plagued American cattle through the mid-twentieth century. Their larvae burrow into the skin of cattle and other mammals, causing infection, disease and death – and they are ...

Hugh Cameron is Newsweek U.S. news reporter based in London, U.K. with a focus on covering American economic and business news. Hugh joined Newsweek in 2024, having worked at Alliance News Ltd ...