Some Texas cattle producers are applauding the reopening of the southern border for livestock shipments.
Many are also underscoring their appreciation of USDA’s approach to keep the industry protected from the New World screwworm.
Texas Cattle Feeders Association Chairman, Robby Kirkland spoke with RFD-TV’s Tammi Arender about Ag Sec. Brooke Rollins’s strategy, advice for ranchers, and what to expect moving forward.
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Dr. Derrell Peel says the longer the border remains closed to Mexican cattle imports, the more likely some industry changes could become permanent.
Texas officials say sterile fly releases and expanded surveillance efforts are helping slow the spread of the flesh-eating pest.
Texas Farm Bureau takes us behind the scenes at USDA’s sterile fly facility, considered a first line of defense against New World Screwworm, a fight Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller fears is “futile.”