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USDA to fund Arizona facility to fight flesh-eating livestock pest
The sterile fly facility will support efforts to contain a pest that has driven U.S. beef prices to record highs, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the USDA will spend $25 million on a sterile fly dispersal facility in Arizona to counter the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating livestock pest.
- The facility supports containment efforts as the USDA prepares to lift a ban on Mexican cattle imports, which previously pushed beef prices to record highs and pressured President Donald Trump's administration to lower costs.
- While some producers fear increased infestation risks, Arizona has reported no confirmed cases; the Arizona Livestock Incident Response Team has increased screening protocols as nine active cases exist in the United States.
- Livestock trade will resume through the Douglas Port on Aug. 24, with two additional ports opening in New Mexico; Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs said, "Arizona is moving quickly and decisively to stay ahead of the situation."
- The USDA intends to push the pest back to the geographic boundary of the Darien Gap between Panama and Colombia, supported by a $750 million production plant under construction in Texas and existing facilities in Mexico.
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USDA to Fund $25 Million Sterile Fly Facility in Arizona as Cattle Imports From Mexico Resume
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will spend $25 million on a sterile fly dispersal facility in Arizona to counter the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating livestock pest, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced Wednesday. The facility will back efforts to contain the parasitic fly as the USDA gets ready to lift a ban on Mexican cattle imports put into place over a year ago. Rollins said that for Arizona, the livestock trade will r…
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USDA to fund Arizona facility to fight flesh-eating livestock pest
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend $25 million on a facility in Arizona to disperse sterile flies used to combat the flesh-eating livestock pest New World screwworm, the agency said on Wednesday.
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