Rhipicephalus microplus, known as the Southern cattle fever tick, are vectors of bovine babesiosis, a deadly disease for ...

COLLEGE STATION - Declining cow numbers have led to consolidation in Texas livestock auction markets following devastating droughts of the past decade, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension ...

Many interesting things happen at a livestock auction. One buyer was telling me that another buyer had bought a set of feeder heifers that were not guaranteed open. When he had the veterinarian preg ...

BEND, Texas (AP) — Across a wide swath of Texas, the inundated rivers that ravaged communities also tore through farms and ranches. In the town of Bend, about two hours north of Austin, Boyd Clark ...

This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration conditionally approved a topical solution for the prevention and treatment of New World screwworms and cattle fever tick.

A tractor pulling a livestock trailer smashed into a retaining wall after driving off an embankment and crashing onto a highway below on Thursday afternoon. Tire tracks could be seen in the grass in ...

Texas cattle rancher welcomes federal scrutiny of big four meatpacking companies amid America's smallest cattle herd in 70 ...

RED ROCK, Texas — An invader that could severely damage the state's cattle industry is on Texas’ doorstep and is inching closer to the U.S.-Mexico border. The maggot, known as the New World screwworm, ...

Rollover crash on U.S. Highway 281 on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. 2 injured in rollover crash on U.S. Highway 281, SAFD says Read full article: 2 injured in rollover crash on U.S. Highway 281, SAFD says ...

Jade Stone exits after leading his 18-month-old Grand Champion Market Steer, Haggard, from Stanton, TX, during Big Tex Youth Livestock Auction, on Friday at State Fair of Texas in Dallas. Shafkat ...

WACO, Texas — A flesh-eating parasite eradicated from Texas decades ago is now threatening to return, with the deadly New World Screwworm detected in northern Mexico just miles from the state border.

MCALLEN, Texas -- Multiple efforts are underway to stop a parasitic fly from swarming Texas and the rest of the U.S. and wreaking havoc on the nation's multi-billion-dollar cattle industry. As ...