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Articles tagged under: sterile fly

USDA Weighs Border Reopening for Cattle Imports

Published April 1, 2026

USDA is considering a phased reopening of the U.S.-Mexico border to feeder cattle imports while continuing aggressive efforts to contain the New World screwworm. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the Department is evaluating limited entry points. Containment efforts have so…
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Contract Awarded in Sterile Fly Facility

Published March 10, 2026

USDA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have finalized a construction contract for a new sterile fly production facility in Texas. Minneapolis-based Mortenson Construction got the contract. This complex will raise sterilized New World Screwworm flies, which is seen…
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Rollins Celebrates New Sterile Fly Facility in South Texas

Published February 10, 2026

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins celebrated the completion of a new sterile fly dispersal facility in Edinburg, Texas, designed to protect livestock and agriculture from the New World Screwworm. The facility expands USDA’s ability to release sterile flies along the southern…
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USDA Steps Up Screwworm Defense Efforts

Published February 2, 2026

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is expanding its New World screwworm prevention efforts into Texas. Beginning January 30, sterile fly dispersal operations have moved about 50 miles into south Texas along the border with Tamaulipas, Mexico, to stop…
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U.S.-Mexico Cooperation Critical for Screwworm Control

Published November 26, 2025

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is closely monitoring the New World Screwworm situation. NCBA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane says the U.S. and Mexico are investing heavily in prevention facilities. “They’re moving dirt on dispersal facilities in…
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USDA Invests $8.5 Million in Fight Against New World Screwworm

Published June 29, 2025

The USDA is taking major steps to prevent the New World screwworm from entering the U.S. cattle herd. The agency plans to build a sterile fly production facility in South Texas with $8.5 million in funding. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins…
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