U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins has announced the largest initiative yet in the U.S. Department of ...

The U.S. plans to build a $750 million factory in southern Texas to breed billions of sterile flies, ramping up its efforts ...

At Mahr's ranch outside Tuxtla Gutierrez, a worker lassos a young cow. The animal bucks as it is guided over to Mahr, who is ...

USDA is spending to keep the New World Screwworm (NWS) out of the U.S. “We are going even further and taking the most ...

WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration was authorized Tuesday to use "animal drugs" on an emergency basis to treat and ...

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

WASHINGTON — The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing up to $750 million to build the United States’ first ...

Livestock trade with Mexico to resume after screwworm health scare, announced the USDA. Santa Teresa port to allow livestock transportation by July 21.

Mexico imports have been suspended in the past for screwworm outbreak In November 2024, the screwworm was detected in Southern Mexico, and the U.S. halted all imports.

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

Berdegué said the number of flies dispersed in Mexico has reached 100 million a week. Screwworm flies lay their eggs on live animals, and the larvae burrow into the flesh of the host.

The devastating pests have crossed Central America. Despite stepped-up efforts, there are not enough sterile flies to stop ...