Deadly Screwworm Pest Spreads in Texas With Two New Cases June 8, 2026 By Ilena Peng The US Department of Agriculture confirmed an additional two cases of New World screwworm in Texas, bringing the total number...
US Races to Contain Deadly Screwworm Threat to Cattle Supply June 5, 2026 By Ilena Peng and Joe Lovinger The US Department of Agriculture is racing to contain the deadly New World screwworm after a case was detected in...
Deadly Screwworm Parasite Found in US Threatens Cattle Herd June 4, 2026 By Ilena Peng A deadly cattle parasite was confirmed in the US for the first time in nearly a decade, posing the latest...
Fatalities Reported in Washington State Packaging Facility Explosion May 27, 2026 By Ilena Peng and Anna Edgerton An accident at a Washington state packaging facility has left at least one person dead, nine missing and nine others...
Fertilizer Firms See Profit Windfall as War Upends Supplies May 8, 2026 By Ilena Peng Fertilizer makers are seeing a windfall from Iran’s war, highlighting the impact of the conflict’s upheaval on supply chains for...
Wheat Crops Wither, Herds Thin as Spring Drought Deepens May 5, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal, Erin Ailworth and Ilena Peng Farmers across the Great Plains are confronting an intense drought that threatens winter wheat harvests and is pushing cattle producers...
Iran War Cost Spike Straining Farmers Ahead of Midterm Elections March 18, 2026 By Erin Ailworth, Michael Hirtzer, Ilena Peng and Skylar Woodhouse US farmers, long one of Donald Trump’s most loyal constituencies, are increasingly worried by the Iran war as soaring fertilizer...
Florida Cold Damages Citrus Crop, Strains Power Supplies February 3, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan and Ilena Peng Florida endured another day of bitter cold that damaged the state’s citrus crop and prompted a local utility to ask...
Florida Heads for Smallest Orange Crop in Nearly a Century January 15, 2026 By Ilena Peng Florida’s orange harvest is expected to fall to the lowest in nearly a century, as shrinking groves continue to offset...
US Rice, Cotton Farmers Get Biggest Relief in Trump Bailout January 2, 2026 By Michael Hirtzer and Ilena Peng The US Department of Agriculture unveiled long-awaited details of its $12 billion aid package for farmers, with American growers of...