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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