Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says she is preparing to announce an updated plan to combat New World Screwworm. It comes as APHIS adds El Salvador and Belize to the list of affected regions.
Dr. Phillip Kaufman, with Texas A&M University, joined RFD-TV’s Suzanne Alexander to discuss the latest update on the status of the pest, feedback from his recent webinar, the upcoming updated plan, and signs that producers should be looking for.
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Bryan Witherbee, the CEO of Agragene, says the technology builds on the sterile insect technique, which successfully helped eliminate pink bollworm and New World Screwworm in the past.
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Farm Bureau members met with congressional leaders, USDA officials and White House staff to discuss issues affecting agriculture.
