Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday celebrated the completion of a U.S.-based sterile fly dispersal facility in Edinburg, Texas. The facility expands USDA’s ...
The three cases are from the 23 initially reported in December in the state of Tamaulipas, which borders the state of Texas.
Sterile flies tinted with a fluorescent dye are now being released in Texas as the harmful parasite inches close to the U.S.-Mexico border.
For the first time in decades, the US has opened its first facility to disperse sterile New World Screwworm flies in Edinburg, Texas as part of ongoing efforts to protect livestock and other animals ...
Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide disaster declaration in a preemptive response to the potential spread of the New World ...
Stephen Diebel, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association first vice president, alongside U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Governor Greg Abbott, today attended the grand opening ...
The first facility to disperse sterile New World screwworm (NWS) flies from the United States in decades opened Monday in Edinburg, Texas, 1 as part of efforts to protect US livestock and other ...
As warmer temperatures bring early signs of spring, crews at Jackrabbit Run Golf Course are already preparing for the 2026 golf season, with opening day about a ...
Healthbeat reports the resurgence of the New World screwworm threatens U.S. cattle, highlighting the fragility of food ...
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is among lawmakers still somewhat hesitant over the impacts of importing more beef from Argentina.
In Texas alone, projections estimate that an NWS outbreak could result in more than $1.8 billion in livestock losses.
New facility produces and disperses sterile flies along Mexico border to protect U.S. cattle industry from New World screwworm.