On Sunday, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announced support for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to close the U.S. southern border to shipments of cattle, bison, and horses, due to the continued spread of New World screwworm beyond the phytosanitary border put in place to stop its advance. This announcement is the latest move to halt the spread of this invasive pest that puts the entire U.S. livestock industry at risk.
After USDA released details of the border closing, Oklahoma Farm Report’s Ron Hays got on the phone with Ethan Lane of the NCBA and got their perspective on this potential disaster in the making for the US Beef Cattle industry.
This is our Monday Beef Buzz- we will post it as our Beef Buzz later on Monday- but to hear the conversation now- click on the listen bar above.
