Trump Appoints John Bellinger as Senior Advisor for New World Screwworm Preparedness

Trump picks Texas cattleman John Bellinger as screwworm senior advisor

President Trump appointed Texas cattleman John Bellinger as the senior advisor for New World screwworm preparedness as cases in Texas continue to grow.

New USDA Senior Adviser on Screwworm Preparedness

(NAFB.com) – The USDA named Texas cattle industry leader John Bellinger as Senior Advisor for New World Screwworm Preparedness, a move aimed at strengthening efforts to protect U.S. livestock from the reemerging pest. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said this expands its response to recent New World screwworm detections in South Texas. Bellinger will help coordinate efforts to evaluate technologies and strategies designed to contain and ult…

President Trump appoints senior advisor to combat screwworm

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVIA) -- President Donald Trump appointed John Bellinger as the senior advisor for New World Screwworm Preparedness, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday. In his role, Bellinger will help the USDA combat NWS. As of Monday, there are four confirmed NWS detections in Texas. The parasite infests livestock and other animals. "New World Screwworm presents unique challenges to America’s ranchers," Bellinger said in a statem…

Trump Administration Announces Texas Cattleman and Food Safety Entrepreneur, John Bellinger, as Senior Advisor New World Screwworm Preparedness

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 8, 2026 — Today U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced President Donald J. Trump has appointed John Bellinger as the new Senior Advisor for New World Screwworm Preparedness. In this role, Bellinger will integrate into USDA’s team to help further drive its robust effort to explore all available technologies to combat the New World Screwworm. “I want to thank John for joining our team as USDA transitions t…

Trump appoints John Bellinger as senior advisor for New World Screwworm preparedness

President Trump appoints John Bellinger as USDA's Senior Advisor for New World Screwworm Preparedness to combat the pest threatening U.S. livestock.

Bellinger named senior advisor for NWS preparedness

The Trump administration appointed John Bellinger as the new senior advisor for New World Screwworm Preparedness. In this role, Bellinger will integrate into USDA’s team to help further drive its robust effort to explore all available technologies to combat the New World screwworm. “John’s roots in Texas where New World screwworm is at ground zero, and his private sector experience in the related food safety and cattle industries, will help the …