- Rollins vs. Miller: Texas Agriculture Commissioner Clashes With USDA Over Screwworm Responseby C.J. Miller on June 9, 2026 at 12:20 am
The discovery of additional New World screwworm cases in Texas and the first confirmed infection in neighboring New Mexico has intensified a public dispute between Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins over how
- Study Highlights Trade’s Role in Food Affordabilityby Greg Allen on June 9, 2026 at 12:15 am
As grocery costs continue to strain household budgets, researchers found that tariff reductions under North American trade agreements have generated significant savings for consumers. A new study from Purdue University suggests free trade with Canada and Mexico
- USMEF: Meat Exports Remain Safe While Canada Tightens Texas Livestock Import Rulesby C.J. Miller on June 9, 2026 at 12:10 am
As federal and state officials intensify efforts to contain an outbreak of New World screwworm in Texas, Canada has temporarily halted imports of livestock from the state, injecting new uncertainty into a North American cattle industry already
- Report: Global Crop Protection Market Set to Top $106 Billion by 2030 as Farmers Battle Escalating Pest Threatsby C.J. Miller on June 9, 2026 at 12:05 am
Markets for crop protection products are poised for steady growth through the end of the decade as farmers around the world contend with rising food demand, increasingly aggressive pest pressures and shrinking opportunities to expand farmland, according
- Canada Bans Texas Livestock Imports After USDA Confirms Second Screwworm Caseby C.J. Miller on June 6, 2026 at 11:20 pm
A second case of the flesh-eating New World screwworm has been confirmed in South Texas, intensifying concerns among agricultural officials and prompting Canada to suspend livestock imports from Texas as authorities mount an aggressive response to prevent
- Farm Credit Mid-America Taps Chase Harris to Lead Agricultural Lending for East Central Indianaby C.J. Miller on June 6, 2026 at 11:10 pm
Farm Credit Mid-America has named Chase Harris as vice president of agricultural lending for east central Indiana, placing him in a leadership role serving large farming operations and agribusiness customers across the region. The appointment comes as
- Rollins vs. Craig: Confrontation Turns Tense During House Ag Committee Hearingby C.J. Miller on June 5, 2026 at 8:08 pm
The nation’s worsening farm economy took center stage on Capitol Hill on Thursday as a House Agriculture Committee hearing descended into a sharp and personal confrontation between U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Rep. Angie Craig,
- Indiana Spray Drone Association Takes Flight Amid Industry Uncertaintyby Greg Allen on June 5, 2026 at 7:57 pm
A newly formed organization is working to give Indiana’s growing spray drone industry a stronger voice. The Indiana Spray Drone Association was created to help ensure aerial application by drone grows safely, professionally, and responsibly across the
- Purdue’s Ron Lemenager Explains What US Screwworm Detection Means for Indiana Cattle Producersby C.J. Miller on June 4, 2026 at 9:20 pm
The discovery of a flesh-eating parasite in a South Texas calf has ended a six-decade run without New World screwworm in the United States, triggering an aggressive federal response and raising fresh questions for cattle producers hundreds
- Angie Setzer: ‘Hysteria Dominates’ as Texas Screwworm Case Sparks Volatility in Livestock Marketsby C.J. Miller on June 4, 2026 at 9:15 pm
The global agricultural landscape was jarred this week as federal officials confirmed the presence of the New World screwworm in a domestic livestock herd for the first time in over half a century. The development has injected










