acem Posted June 25 Author Posted June 25 The largest sheep auction in the USA is in San Angelo TX. There is a confirmed screwworm case in Tom Green county. San Angelo is the county seat of Tom Green county. Quote
acem Posted July 13 Author Posted July 13 35 confirmed cases in the US. All still in south central Texas. For comparison, Mexico has had nearly 200,000 cases in animals and ove 2000 in humans. However certain regions of Mexico are still free of screwworms and are asking for scientific based import methods. https://www.beefmagazine.com/policy/pressing-to-open-the-border Quote
acem Posted July 25 Author Posted July 25 Up to 42 cases here in the US. 200,000 cases in Mexico. They are scheduled to reopen the border to Mexican cattle starting August 24th. https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/07/24/usda-announces-phased-reopening-southern-ports-livestock-trade 1 Quote
Lazy WP Posted July 25 Posted July 25 8 hours ago, acem said: Up to 42 cases here in the US. 200,000 cases in Mexico. They are scheduled to reopen the border to Mexican cattle starting August 24th. https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/07/24/usda-announces-phased-reopening-southern-ports-livestock-trade Can’t allow the ranchers to make money!! 1 Quote
acem Posted August 18 Author Posted August 18 Screwworms are continuing to infect south central Texas livestock. As hunting season starts up we will begin to see wildlife cases. But they seem to doing a good job keeping it from moving outside of the region in Texas. However an infection has been found in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, across from El Paso Texas. This is concerning because it is further north west than other cases. A cattle importing station at Columbus New Mexico is scheduled to open for importing cattle. Columbus is 80 miles from Juarez. https://www.beefmagazine.com/livestock-management/screwworm-found-in-jaurez Quote
Lars (midessa) Posted August 18 Posted August 18 On 6/9/2026 at 8:34 AM, acem said: If you want to blame the government there's a good case for blaming certain groups encouragement of immigration, causing the vectors through the Darien gap. However screwworms are native to the US and New World. They were not developed in some lab like The Boys From Brazil Actually, just watched ‘The Boys From Brazil’ for the first time, a month or so ago. For the time it was made, some of the storyline must have really shocked some people, nowadays with all that has happened in this world since……………… Quote
acem Posted August 22 Author Posted August 22 Screwworms have now been found in Sanora (Mexican state below Arizona). https://www.agweb.com/news/screwworm-sonora-will-first-case-halt-scheduled-aug-24-border-reopening Quote
Lazy WP Posted August 24 Posted August 24 I delivered a load of corn to a feedlot in central Kansas this morning. They have been running at around 2/3rds capacity since September 24, when the border was closed. They are excited to be getting 3 loads of Mexican cattle in this afternoon. I am not sure how I feel. The grain trucker side of me says this is a good thing. The rancher side of me thinks that it is a terrible thing. 1 Quote
acem Posted August 25 Author Posted August 25 https://www.beefmagazine.com/market-news/what-to-expect-from-mexican-cattle-imports Quote
Lazy WP Posted August 25 Posted August 25 9 hours ago, acem said: https://www.beefmagazine.com/market-news/what-to-expect-from-mexican-cattle-imports Going along with this, the feedlot I delivered to, figured they will have those cattle on feed for over a year. That is quite an income for them, considering they are just custom feeding the cattle. I assume that they get paid for feed and yardage. I can’t imagine that they would get paid on gains. Quote
acem Posted August 25 Author Posted August 25 31 minutes ago, Lazy WP said: Going along with this, the feedlot I delivered to, figured they will have those cattle on feed for over a year. That is quite an income for them, considering they are just custom feeding the cattle. I assume that they get paid for feed and yardage. I can’t imagine that they would get paid on gains. There are many cattle Ranches in Mexico that have excellent genetics and retaining ownership makes sense for them. Chihuahua, Sonora, Durango, etc. My step grandfather sent Hereford steers from his ranch in Durango Mexico 90 odd years ago to Houston and won. It's more profitable to take the cattle to the feed than take the fed to the cattle. 1 Quote
Lazy WP Posted August 25 Posted August 25 These are coming in at 500 pounds. They local cattle will be in the upper 7s. 1 Quote
Lazy WP Posted August 25 Posted August 25 I visited with the general manager of the feedlot today. He said that the cattle had to be inspected at least twice on the Mexican side, then 3 times on the American side. They got them loaded last night, only to find out that they had to have an entry permit for Kansas. I met them as I was leaving. 1 Quote
acem Posted August 25 Author Posted August 25 12 minutes ago, Lazy WP said: I visited with the general manager of the feedlot today. He said that the cattle had to be inspected at least twice on the Mexican side, then 3 times on the American side. They got them loaded last night, only to find out that they had to have an entry permit for Kansas. I met them as I was leaving. Do you know what kind of cattle they are? Some very good cattle in Mexico. But some junky too. Quote
Lazy WP Posted August 25 Posted August 25 1 hour ago, acem said: Do you know what kind of cattle they are? Some very good cattle in Mexico. But some junky too. Black crossbreeds. I think this round of cattle will be the elite 1 Quote
acem Posted August 25 Author Posted August 25 Here's an article from back in June about a Ranche that was part of my step grandfather's. Still running Hereford cattle. Excellent dry cattle country. Near Yerbaniz, Durango, Mexico. https://www.farmprogress.com/livestock/mexican-rancher-holds-out-hope-amid-new-world-screwworm-crisis Quote
acem Posted August 26 Author Posted August 26 https://www.beefmagazine.com/policy/u-s-mexico-border-opens They are saying 150,000 to 250,000 calves by the end of the year. Quote
acem Posted August 27 Author Posted August 27 https://www.beefmagazine.com/policy/usda-shares-roadmap-for-screwworm-playbook-reviews Quote
acem Posted August 30 Author Posted August 30 Ivermectin approved for preventive use against screwworms. https://www.beefmagazine.com/livestock-management/fda-issues-eua-for-ivermectin-injection-against-screwworm-in-cattle Quote
Lazy WP Posted August 30 Posted August 30 2 hours ago, acem said: Ivermectin approved for preventive use against screwworms. https://www.beefmagazine.com/livestock-management/fda-issues-eua-for-ivermectin-injection-against-screwworm-in-cattle Not according to our US senator. He thinks that the government has to issue grants to research what works on screw worms. 😡 Quote
acem Posted August 31 Author Posted August 31 https://www.beefmagazine.com/livestock-management/two-screwworm-infested-zones-in-texas-released Quote
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