Some Texans fear “the nightmares and the horrors” of a potential screwworm outbreak. Elsewhere, not enough grass to feed cattle sends them to market earlier.

The New World screwworm fly has reached south Texas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed Wednesday, the first time in decades that the parasite with flesh-eating larvae has threatened the nation’s cattle industry and only the third time it’s appeared in the U.S. in that time.

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The Iowa Department of Agriculture is monitoring rising screwworm cases in Texas, though local cattle farmers are prepared to manage the threat.

A Scottish farm has taken the difficult decision to slaughter 271 cattle after inspectors found the animals could not be properly identified or traced through the national livestock monitoring system.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announces measures to contain the spread of the New World screwworm parasite in Texas, a major concern for livestock production.