The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the next milestone in the fight against New World screwworm (NWS) – the opening of a sterile fly dispersal facility in Tampico, Mexico. The Tampico facility will allow USDA to disperse sterile flies aerially across northeastern Mexico, including in Nuevo Leon. USDA produces sterile flies for dispersal at the COPEG facility in Panama. USDA is also investing $21 million to support Mexico’s renovation of an existing fruit fly facility in Metapa—which will double NWS production capacity once complete. With ongoing support from APHIS technical experts, Mexico anticipates this sterile fly production to begin as soon as summer 2026.
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announced support for the new proposed Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The revised WOTUS rule comes after decades of advocacy by NCBA and our state affiliate partners to remove confusing and burdensome regulations on cattle farmers and ranchers.
College students and recent graduates are encouraged to attend CattleCon 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee, Feb. 3-5, to help them prepare for careers in the cattle industry. Future agricultural leaders will have the opportunity to engage with potential employers during the new “Career Crawl” at the NCBA Trade Show on Thursday, Feb. 5.
Dairy is winning with consumers and the national checkoff is helping lead the charge, thanks to investments in research, marketing, partnerships and innovation. That was the message from Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) President and CEO Barbara O’Brien at the 2025 Joint Annual Meeting of the United Dairy Industry Association, the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board and the National Milk Producers Federation, which drew nearly 800 farmers and industry representatives to Arlington, Texas, Nov. 10-12.
U.S. dairy farmers are thriving in the marketplace even as labor shortages and a volatile policy environment remain challenges, dairy industry leaders stressed at National Milk Producers Federation’s annual meeting. U.S. dairy is well-positioned for growth, NMPF President & CEO Gregg Doud said in remarks at the meeting held jointly by NMPF, the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board and the United Dairy Industry Association.
The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) is calling on U.S. policymakers, trade officials and the food and agriculture industry to work together on mitigating the potential threat of a U.S. vitamin and amino acid supply disruption. The call comes following the release today of new industry data that shows that China controls a significant amount or total majority of global capacity and production of key vitamins and amino acids used in food for both animals and humans, putting U.S. food security at risk.
Alloy Partners has announced the launch of OneHealth Studio, a first-of-its-kind venture studio designed specifically to create and scale new companies at the convergence of animal, plant and human health in partnership with Elanco Animal Health. Located in the OneHealth Innovation District at Elanco’s new global headquarters in Indianapolis, the studio will unite research institutions, investors, corporate partners and entrepreneurs to accelerate the next generation of innovation and launch new startups based in Indiana.
Zinpro® Corporation, the world’s leading innovator and manufacturer of high-performance organic trace minerals and animal nutrition solutions, has launched the Zinpro® Sow Excellence Index – the swine industry’s first data-driven benchmarking system. Designed to prove a correlation between claw lesions and sow productivity, the index allows producers to catch issues early before they impact pig performance.
Join the Livestock Publications Council for the next Coffee and Collaboration on Wednesday, November 19, at 12 p.m. CT. The topic is “Writing Press Releases That Get Published” with speakers Wyatt Bechtel of broadhead and Holly Martin of the American Angus Association. Register here.
