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USDA to build $750 million sterile fly facility in Texas to combat NWS threat
WASHINGTON — The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing up to $750 million to build the United States’ first domestic sterile New World screwworm (NWS) fly production facility, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced on Aug. 15.
Mounted patrol officers, known as tick riders, who patrol border to protect cattle from fever tick, will also serve as defense against screwworm.
The $8.5 million sterile fly breeding facility will be established at Moore Air Base, an inactive U.S. Air Force facility located on the northern outskirts of Edinburg and Mission ...
The USDA plan comes alongside a monthslong shutdown of the Mexico-U.S. border for cattle. The shutdown has affected Mexican ...
On Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins publicly addressed "plans to fight ...
Salmonella is one of the leading causes of foodborne illnesses in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease ...
The decision by a Texas federal court removed the lesser prairie chicken of any endangered or threatened species protections, ...
Business In Texas, cattle rustling evolves into sophisticated multimillion-dollar crimes In the past decade, 30 special rangers have recovered more than $48 million worth of livestock and ...
Commissioner Sid Miller announced the development of TDA Swormlure, a state-of-the-art attractant designed to track and eliminate screwworm flies before they can devastate livestock. The lure uses a ...
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