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Cattle

June 2026

  • cattle on a farm

    US confirms three new cases of flesh-eating screwworm in livestock

    Department of Agriculture says new cases in Texas and New Mexico as officials move to combat parasite’s spread
  • A man looks at a computer screen displaying information about the new world screwworm.

    Second flesh-eating screwworm infection reported in cattle in Texas

    Governor issues disaster declaration as agencies move to stop spread of parasite, including release of sterile flies
  • fly larvae

    Alarm as once-eradicated flesh-eating parasite found in calf in Texas

    USDA confirms first case of new world screwworm fly in cattle in six decades, posing threat to livestock industry

May 2026

  • cattle graze

    Advocates decry Trump’s plan to open 24m acres of federal lands to cattle grazing

    Opponents say administration’s plan prioritizes big agriculture at expense of wildlife and protected species

April 2026

  • overhead view from aircraft of burned areas and smoke rising

    ‘Nothing but tree skeletons’: record-breaking wildfires devastate US cattle country

  • Person about to burst an orange balloon with a pin

    It’s time to burst the party balloon bubble

March 2026

  • Charity group Rapid Relief Team organises free cattle feed as well as a community catchup event

    Truck convoy brings cattle feed relief to north-west Queensland after months of flooding – video

    Charity group Rapid Relief Team organises free cattle feed as well as a community catchup event
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January 2026

  • Roast beef on a board

    The rise of ‘beef days’: why even meat lovers are cutting back

  • Cattle stranded amid flood water on a station near Julia Creek, Queensland. ‘They are not leaving their little islands, they are just starving themselves to death’ one cattleman says

    In Queensland, tens of thousands of cattle die of thirst and hunger encircled by fresh water and grass

November 2025

  • Cattle grazing on Andrea’s farm.

    Country diary
    Country diary: A little remote control goes a long way in farming

    Tebay, Cumbria: It could take me hours to find my cattle on some mornings. Introducing tech has helped enormously

October 2025

  • Composite of five images, all from the body of the story: a woman looking into the wind, bison, young men working with poles and to build a lodge.

    The Guardian picture essay
    After centuries of trauma, Montana’s Blackfeet Nation turns to an old friend for food sovereignty: bison

    Local non-profits and schools are helping students explore traditional practices paired with modern science to make food sovereignty a reality

September 2025

  • Cattle in a dry paddock

    The Crunch
    Ground zero: rain-starved southern Australia is grappling with one of the worst droughts in memory

    Rainfall picked up in June and July in some areas but it may already be too late

July 2025

  • A badger under anaesthetic curled up in a scientist's arms

    Farmers and scientists join forces in Cornwall to vaccinate badgers against TB

    The groups have long been at odds over culling of badgers in England as a way to control TB in cattle
  • A cattle ranch in Colorado, United States.

    Are Australians about to see US beef on supermarket shelves? And why is Donald Trump celebrating?

    Labor has lifted restrictions on beef imports from America. While Trump is taking credit, it’s unlikely we’ll actually buy much
  • Herd of cows in green field

    Extreme heatwaves may cause global decline in dairy production, scientists warn

    Israel-based study finds that by 2050 average daily milk production could be reduced by 4% as a result of worsening heat stress

May 2025

  • Angus cattle on a New South Wales farm.

    The rural network
    double quotation markCrossing the city-country divide: how do Australian farmers advocate for their industry in an urbanised world?

    Felicity Richards
    Two-thirds of the population live in capital cities and have little knowledge about agriculture. We need to bridge that gap – and it starts with listening to each other
  • Cattle at Sarah Laughton's farm

    Country diary
    Country diary: Our fields are green, but this farm desperately needs more rain

    Long Dean, Cotswolds: Like the recent thunder, there’s been a rumbling of concern about our dry spring
  • cattle

    ‘A game-killer’: Trump tariffs add to mounting troubles for borderland cattle ranchers

    The unpredictability of the US president’s tariff policy on Mexico has already cost ranchers millions in profit losses

April 2025

  • A JBS facility in Tucuma, Para state, Brazil pictured in 2021.

    Our unequal earth
    Green groups decry plan to list world’s biggest meatpacking company on NYSE

  • A herd of calves feed

    Vets exposing shocking animal welfare breaches at Australian export abattoirs face ‘enormous risk’

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