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New World Screwworm Hits Texas Cattle
New World screwworm Texas cattle operations now face their gravest biosecurity threat since the 1960s, with six confirmed cases across Texas and New Mexico. Federal officials have…
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New World Screwworm Hits Texas: What Farmers Must Know
New World screwworm Texas cases climbed to six confirmed detections in less than two weeks, prompting USDA to launch emergency sterile-fly releases and Texas to declare a…
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USDA Opens $1.6B Specialty Crop Aid Enrollment
USDA’s specialty crop assistance program opened enrollment June 1, offering $1.625 billion to fruit, vegetable, and nut growers hurt by unfair foreign trade practices. Eligible…
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USDA Opens $1.625B Specialty Crop Aid Enrollment
USDA’s specialty crop assistance program has opened enrollment for $1.625 billion in payments to eligible fruit, vegetable, and tree nut producers. Growers can apply online now…
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New World Screwworm Hits Texas Cattle
New World screwworm Texas detections — now four confirmed cases across two counties — threaten the nation’s $113 billion cattle industry for the first time since 1966. USDA has…
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New World Screwworm Hits Texas Cattle
New World Screwworm Texas has been confirmed for the first time in decades, with two cases detected in Zavala County calves, triggering emergency USDA action and Canadian…