Ranchers applaud USDA fight against New World Screwworm, debate future trade with Mexico

As the cattle industry praises a major rollout of actions on NWS, insiders are split over when cattle trade with Mexico should resume.

American cattle ranchers are closely watching the spread of New World Screwworm (NWS) in Central America—a contagious livestock pest eradicated from North America in the 1970s.

Ranchers and cattle industry insiders are praising the Trump administration’s efforts to stop a New World Screwworm (NWS) outbreak that began in Central America under the previous…