Aug 04
In today’s Beef Buzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Dr. Kathy Simmons, chief veterinary officer for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, about the growing concern surrounding the invasive longhorn tick and the disease it spreads among cattle. Simmons explained that while many producers still know it as the Asian longhorn tick, …
Jul 17
With the arrival of warmer weather, descriptions of an intense tick season are circulating among communities and agricultural circles alike. To separate myth from fact, Farm Director KC Sheperd sat down with Dr. Jonathan Cammack, an entomology expert from Oklahoma State University, to discuss what is driving current tick dynamics, the expanding footprint of specific …
Aug 06
ODAFF has received confirmation of the first case of the Asian longhorned tick in Oklahoma. The tick was detected in Mayes County. Oklahoma is the 20th state to confirm the tick’s presence since it was first discovered in New Jersey in 2017. In large numbers the Asian longhorned tick may cause severe anemia to the …
Jul 25
Researchers at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine have recently discovered invasive longhorned ticks in Boone County, Missouri, for the first time. The discovery of the longhorned tick, which has already caused the loss of millions of dollars in agricultural revenue to livestock producers worldwide, indicates a potential looming problem for cattle health …
