Read more <a href=" On Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins publicly addressed ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the U.S. Agriculture Secretary met on Friday to announce steps to battle an invasive species that ...

During Friday's press conference, Gov. Abbott and Sec. Rollins announced a $750 million investment to combat the New World screwworm threat in the state.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins signed the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. This is prepared monthly by the World Agricultural Outlook Board ...

Texas leaders are expected to discuss plans to fight the New World screwworm during a Friday press conference in Austin.

The U.S. plans to build a $750 million factory in southern Texas to breed billions of sterile flies to ramp up its efforts to ...

NWS is a devastating pest, the USDA said. When NWS fly larvae (maggots) burrow into the flesh of a living animal, they cause ...

In a joint press conference with Governor Greg Abbott at the Texas State Capital in Austin, United States Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins said, “We are doing everything we can to stop it” ...

Mounted patrol officers, known as tick riders, who typically patrol the southern border to protect cattle from fever tick, ...

Officials say the screwworm has the potential to devastate the cattle industry, send beef prices soaring and kill wildlife.

Aug 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend up to $750 million to build a facility in Texas that ...