The ag sector is weighing in on USDA’s updated efforts to combat New World screwworm, which includes reopening the Moore Air Base in Texas as a sterile fly facility.
President of the Texas Farm Bureau Russell Boening spoke with RFD-TV’s Suzanne Alexander about the new plan, his big takeaway, and his message to producers.
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