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Mexico resumes livestock sales to US under tight controls over screwworm risk

Ranchers in northern Mexico are preparing to resume cattle exports to the U.S. as a yearlong ban ends

The Independent UK

In 2011, giant African land snails were found in Miami; Florida later sent trained Labradors into gardens to sniff out invaders humans could miss

Florida employed specially trained Labrador retrievers to detect giant African land snails. These dogs aided eradication efforts by locating snails humans could not see. The program successfully removed over 140,000 snails through various methods. After years of surveillance, the 2011 outbreak was declared eradicated in 2021. New snail populations have…

The Times of India

US Grocery Price Surge Refuses To Abate. Consumers Are Tweaking Their Preferences

US households are battling what is considered the biggest jump in grocery prices in half a century. In other terms, purchasing food to eat at home has become 33% more expensive in US cities since the beginning of 2019.

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Americans rewire their grocery shopping routines while digesting the biggest price jump in 50 years

Living through the biggest jump in grocery prices in a half-century has many Americans changing their eating and food shopping habits

The Independent UK

Canada recalls Briine Pacific Tide sparkling water in Alberta after 355ml cans begin bulging: Check two affected codes

The Government of Canada has recalled Briine Pacific Tide Sparkling Spring Waterin Alberta after some355 ml canswere found to be bulging. The recall has been issued due tonon-harmful microbial contamination (quality or spoilage). Consumers and retailers have been advised not to use, sell, serve or distribute the affected product and…

The Times of India

Alabama HOA sparks backlash after voting to euthanize hundreds of federally protected geese

While Canada geese are federally protected, they can be culled with a permit from the US Department of Agriculture

The Independent UK

What to know about the New World screwworm fly and its reappearance in the US

The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century

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A parasite that devours living flesh is spreading in Texas—and officials are racing to stop it

Two more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed in Texas, demonstrating the difficulty of stopping the spread of a pest that potentially could devastate the nation’s cattle industry

The Independent UK

Flesh-eating screwworm parasite infection case rises as U.S government makes emergency move

Flesh-eating screwworm parasite infection: The deadly flies were detected in Mexico late in 2024, after years of being contained at the southern end of Panama.

The Economic Times

China agrees to boost trade for US ag products such as beef and poultry following Trump-Xi summit

The White House says China has agreed to increase its imports of U.S. agricultural products like beef and poultry, after President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing last week

The Independent UK

USDA Recalls Chicken Sold in 7 States Over Possible Listeria Contamination

The US Department of Agriculture announced a recall of thousands of pounds of chicken products from a Georgia-based company after finding potential listeria contamination.

International Business Times UK

Grocery stores are about to get worse

Supermarkets face new SNAP restrictions from Republicans — and everyone might pay the price at checkout

Salon

Texas’ plan to stop a parasitic fly from destroying its cattle population is far from complete

Texas lawmakers heard conflicting reports on the state’s readiness to fight the New World Screwworm, which is approaching the southern border.

The Texas Tribune

Thankfully, We Don't Have To Spend As Much of Our Incomes on Food As Our Ancestors Did

The portion that Americans spend on food has fallen steeply over the last century.

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Thanksgiving favorites under threat from tariffs and disease as costs soar

The US turkey population is at 40-year low this year

The Independent UK

Tribal college leaders are uneasy about US financial commitments despite a funding increase

Tribal citizens are among communities navigating the impacts of massive cuts in federal spending and the effects of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history

The Conversation

What is Fusarium graminearum, the fungus a Chinese scientist pleaded guilty to smuggling into the US?

A Chinese plant scientist at the University of Michigan who drew national attention in June 2025 when she was arrested and accused along with another Chinese scientist of smuggling a crop-damaging fungus into the U.S. pleaded guilty on Nov. 12, 2025, to charges of smuggling and making false statements to…

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The federal shutdown will halt November SNAP benefits. Here’s what you need to know.

In Texas, 3.5 million Texans — including 1.7 million children — rely on SNAP, also referred to as food stamps, each month.

The Guardian - US

US set for largest mass resignation in history as Trump continues deep cuts

Federal workers say they have little choice but to depart, with 100,000 leaving under deferred resignation program

The Independent UK

Organic food prices could soar as US imposes import restrictions and new tariffs on specialty sugar

The limiting of duty-free organic sugar imports and new tariffs are expected to cause the prices of all kinds of organic products from granola to yogurt to rise in the coming months

The Texas Tribune

U.S. will build sterile fly factory in Texas to stop screwworm from devastating livestock industry

Mounted patrol officers, known as tick riders, who typically patrol the southern border to protect cattle from fever tick, will also now serve as the first line of defense against screwworm.

The Independent UK

The US is on an egg hunt in Europe to ease prices at home

The U.S. government is on a global egg hunt

The Independent UK

Trump promised to bring down egg prices on day one. Now, he’s sharing articles telling people to ‘shut up’ about it

‘The egg prices out of control. And we are working hard to get it back down,’ Trump said last week

Fortune

The USDA is scrambling to rehire officials working to curb the spread of bird flu after firing them

The H5N1 avian flu has impacted more than 160 million birds, resulting in the deaths of 20 million egg-laying chickens since 2022.

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