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U.S. will build sterile fly factory in Texas to stop screwworm from devastating livestock industry

Mounted patrol officers, known as tick riders, who typically patrol the southern border to protect cattle from fever tick, will also now serve as the first line of defense against screwworm.

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USDA to build Texas facility to fight flesh-eating screwworm

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend up to $750 million to build a sterile fly production facility in Texas to fight the flesh-eating livestock pest New World screwworm, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Friday.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 1d

Texas, USDA unveil $100 million push and $750 million plant to stop New World screwworm

Gov. Greg Abbott and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins held a joint news conference Friday to announce new efforts to combat the New World screwworm.

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Mexican ranchers hit by flesh-eating screwworm want action on cattle smuggling

By Cassandra Garrison TAPACHULA, Mexico (Reuters) -On a scorching afternoon in the rural heartland outside Mexico's southern ...

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USDA Secretary announces large federal investment, new South Texas facility to combat New World screwworm

Gov. Greg Abbott was joined by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins at the Texas Capitol where Rollins announced the ...

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Abbott, Rollins announce plans to address screwworm threat on cattle, livestock

On Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins publicly addressed "plans to fight ...

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USDA announces $750M sterile fly breeding program to protect cattle from Mexican flesh-eating maggots

The USDA has announced a new sterile fly breeding site in southern Texas to protect American cattle from the deadly New World ...

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Cattle Try to Recover Awaiting NWS News: Grains Bounce But Can Corn Close Above $4?

Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek says the big losses in the cattle market on Thursday were tied to concerns ahead of USDA's New World screwworm (NWS) announcement. Grains are bouncing on value ...

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Avian Flu Wiped Out Poultry. Now the Screwworm Is Coming for Beef.

The parasitic fly that attacks warm-blooded animals was eliminated from the United States in the 1960s, but it’s creeping ...

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Texas launches new tool against New World Screwworm threat in Mexico

The Texas Department of Agriculture continues to lead the fight against the threat of the New World Screwworm (NWS) by ...

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New world screwworm symposium scheduled for Sept. 24-25

The United States Animal Health Association will host a timely and critical new world screwworm symposium Sept. 24-25, 2025, ...

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USDA to build Texas facility to fight flesh-eating screwworms

Aug 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend up to $750 million to build a facility in Texas that ...

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Deadly truck crash, Texas' second special session, screwworm threat and more | Houston Live & Local: Weekend Edition

Lina de Florias fills in and covers the top afternoon reports from Houston and beyond for Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025.

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