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New World Screwworm, Cattle Markets & Wheat Harvest

Thursday, June 11, 2026

This week on SUNUP:

  • Rosslyn Biggs, DVM, OSU Extension beef cattle specialist, explains what Oklahoma livestock owners need to know about the recent detection of New World screwworm in the United States.

  • In the Mesonet Weather Report, Gary McManus, state climatologist, shows how the recent rains have impacted the soil conditions.
  • In Livestock Marketing, Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock marketing specialist, discusses how the recent New World screwworm news is impacting cattle markets.
  • In Cow-Calf Corner, Mark Johnson, OSU Extension beef cattle breeding specialist, explains how foot rot occurs in cattle and has tips to prevent it from impacting your herd.
  • Finally, SUNUP travels to Noble County to meet a producer who is finally able to get his combine in the field for wheat harvest.

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