Fever tick: And old Texas foe poses threat to US beef industry

For more than 100 years the cattle fever tick has been a force to be reckoned with, specifically in Texas. Although preventative measures were taken to combat the spread of fever ticks – one being legislation that prohibited Texas-origin cattle from entering states such as Kansas, effectively ending the nostalgic Texas cattle drives of the late 1800s – recent changes in their environment and existing regulations on ranchers have triggered these problematic parasites to move north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The Progressive Cattleman talked to affected ranchers, as well as TSCRA representatives, about the problem and what the association is doing to support ranchers in the area and protect those farther north. Read more at The Progressive Cattleman…