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USDA Announces New World Screwworm Grand Challenge Funding Opportunity U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced a major new funding initiative aimed at protecting American livestock and safeguarding the nation’s food supply. The program, called the New World Screwworm (NWS) Grand Challenge, focuses on innovation, preparedness, and long-term prevention of the destructive pest that poses a serious threat to …
USDA Officials Praise Mexico’s Screwworm Prevention Efforts During Chiapas Visit During the recent trade mission that U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins led to Mexico, USDA officials had the opportunity to visit one of the New World Screwworm Detection Sites. The visit offered important insight into how Mexican authorities are working to prevent the reintroduction of the pest into North …
USDA Unveils Sterile Fly Production Facility in Tampico to Strengthen New World Screwworm Response With the recent detections of New World Screwworm in Mexico, U.S. and Mexican agricultural authorities are intensifying efforts to prevent the pest from advancing northward. The USDA, in partnership with Mexico’s agriculture agency, has announced the development of a new sterile fly production facility in Tampico, …
