Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 9/2/2025 The reappearance of screwworm. Raising smaller animals. How the Big Beautiful Bill affects farmers and ranchers. And more...
New World screwworm The U.S. Confirms its First Human Case of New World Screwworm. What is It? U.S. officials confirmed a case of the flesh-eating parasite in a person who traveled from El Salvador. Screwworm typically affects cattle in South America but has spread north in recent years.
Cattle Market In Support of Small Cows if you raise smaller animals, you can increase the number of animals per acre and wind up with more pounds of meat per acre and less pounds of bone
News Brooke Rollins Followed Through on Her Warning and Closed the Border to Mexican Imports of Live Cattle, Horse, and Bison U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins followed through on her warning and closed the border to Mexican imports of live cattle, horse, and bison due to the continued and rapid northward spread of New World screwworm (NWS) in Mexico.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 8/5/2025 The hidden talents of natures unloved animals. The war on biodiversity remains alive and well. Colorado deploys new wildfire-prevention tool. And more….
Bio-Diversity Church-Affiliated Ranch Balances Agriculture and Conservation in Central Florida This commercial farming and ranching operation is situated on about 295,000 acres in parts of three Florida counties between Orlando and Melbourne.
Cattle Colorado Deploys New Wildfire-Prevention Tool: Cows Colorado, though, as it happens, already has something that can help prevent fires, at least on the open grasslands, and that something may come as an udder surprise to some:
Resources Restoring Biodiversity - 7/15/2025 Thank you for subscribing to the Pitchstone Waters weekly newsletter. Here is what we’ve been reading, watching and writing about over the past week… Articles U.S. Halts Livestock Imports From Mexico Again. Here Is The Reason Why The U.S. has again halted livestock imports from Mexico after
New World screwworm U.S. Halts Livestock Imports From Mexico Again. Here Is The Reason Why The U.S. has again halted livestock imports from Mexico after the parasitic New World screwworm fly closer to the border.
New World screwworm A Deadly Parasite's Return Threatens US Ranchers After being eradicated in the US in the 1980s, the screwworm could be back as soon as this summer.
Bio-Diversity Hailing From the Primordial Realm, Meet Mother Nature: Goddess of Earth’s Ecosystems “Cows and other livestock once roamed across pastures, grazing on native grass and depositing their manure to help fertilize the ground. As they roamed, Mother Nature’s cycle of fertilization, resting, and restoring supported a sustainable food system.”
Resources Screwworm Eradication Program and History Bottom line, the screwworm eradication program has been nothing short of a huge success story which for all practical purposes enabled the ranching community to eventually push the screwworm from their mind.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 6/3/2025 Mandatory screwworm reporting. USDA suspends cattle and livestock imports at southern border. San Antonio artist Gary Sweeney’s take on the legendary creature of Northern Mexico. And more
Resources Mandatory Screwworm Reporting Now that the screwworm is real threat again, Texas A&M is working with other state partners to launch some trainings around the state.
New World screwworm Tensions Rise Between US and Mexico over New World Screwworm Threat USDA suspends cattle and livestock imports at southern border.
Bio-Diversity Herd Impact Husband and wife ranchers Emry Birdwell and Deborah Clark have been going against the grain of North Texas ranching for decades – hiding their ability to raise many, many more cattle per acre than any of their neighbors. They are a fiery couple, prone to snips as they get their field
Bio-Diversity Yellowstone Park to Reconsider Controversial Bison Plan A new analysis of bison management could result in an expansion of where the animals are permitted to roam freely.
Resources Screwworms In S. Mexico Has USDA, States Working On Plan In late November the Chief Veterinary Officer of Mexico notified USDA Animal and Plant Inspection Service of a positive detection of New World Screwworm (NWS) in Mexico.
"Invasion Biology" Restoring Sonoran Desert Grasslands with Cattle The Cuenca Los Ojos Foundation works to preserve and restore the biodiversity of the US/Mexican borderlands through land protection, habitat restoration and wildlife reintroduction.
"Invasion Biology" Wildlife in the High-Desert Mountains of Far-West Texas Desert Mountain Wildlife #3 – part of a series on wildlife pictures
"Invasion Biology" Desert Bighorn, Mule Deer and Cougar in High Desert Mountains of Far-West Texas The series contains many wildlife photos, and, discusses holistic wildlife management practices.
cattle breeds Herd of Tauros to Be Released Into Highlands to Recreate Aurochs Effect Large, cattle-like tauros will shape landscape and strengthen wildlife as huge, extinct herbivore once did
"Invasion Biology" Far-West Texas Mountain Wildlife 1 The series contains many wildlife photos, and, discusses holistic wildlife management practices.
Cattle Holistic Management vs Conventional Management: A Stark Look The footage serves as a powerful testament to the effectiveness of Holistic Management.
Bio-Diversity Examples of Grassland Restoration - Excerpt from Talk by Allan Savory at Tufts University Excerpted from Allan Savory's presentation on January 25, 2013 at Tufts University's Fletcher School
