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Flies Transform Food Waste and Reduced USDA Labor Force
The Agribusiness Update
Scientists at the UC-Riverside develop small-scale system that transforms food waste into high-protein animal feed and fertilizer, and USDA receives criticism for the way it handled reductions in its workforce.
Black Soldier Flies Transform Food Waste and USDA Labor Force Down
The Agribusiness Update
Scientists at the UC-Riverside develop small-scale system that transforms food waste into high-protein animal feed and fertilizer, and USDA receives criticism for the way it handled reductions in its workforce.
New World Screwworm Eradication Costs Underscore Need for Proposed Facility
Line on Agriculture
The potential cost of NWS if it enters the US is huge, and the stakes are high for cattle producers shows why it is important to take steps now to ensure it does not cross over into the US from Mexico.
Cattle Group Supports USDA Investment in New World Srewworm Control
Line on Agriculture
USDA is investing in South America to upgrade a facility that will increase the number of sterile flies that can be used to mate with the New World screwworm females, which then kill the pest as females can only mate once.
USDA Investing More to Control New World Screwworm
Line on Agriculture
In addition to current NWS control efforts, USDA is investing $21 million to resurrect a facility that will produce more sterile flies to drop into NWS-infested areas of Mexico as a way of preventing it from coming into the US.
TX Citrus Under Fruit Fly Attack
Southeast Regional Ag News
South Texas citrus is reportedly under attack and USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is asking residents for their help.
L.A. County Fruit Fly Quarantine and Farm Bill and Prop 12
The Agribusiness Update
The California Department of Agriculture has placed a portion of Los Angeles County under quarantine after more than 20 Tau fruit flies were found, and the House Ag Chair plans to use the upcoming farm bill to deal with California’s Prop 12.
Georgia Pollinator Gardens and USDA Meat/Poultry Grants
The Agribusiness Update
Nearly 30 Georgia county Farm Bureaus plant pollinator gardens to celebrate former First Lady Rosalynn Carter's 95th birthday, and USDA announces additional funding for meat and Poultry grants.
Practices to control flies
Line on Agriculture
What are other best practices to control flies?
Reducing Horn Flies with Feed-Through Control
Southeast Regional Ag News
Input costs are going up, right? Well, wrong…on one front. Altosid IGR, a horn fly feed-through control, has actually seen a drop in price as of late.
Fly Types and cattle
Line on Agriculture
Which fly species are the greatest risk to cattle?
Save Money with Horn Fly Control
Southeast Regional Ag News
Study confirms a 15.8% increase in daily weight gains for cattle treated with-through solution.
Combatting Horn Flies with Manure
Southeast Regional Ag News
Horn flies cost the U.S. cattle industry a projected $1 billion annually. Mark Upton, Central Life Sciences, discusses a strategy to combat the pest.
Flies and Cattle
Line on Agriculture
Flies are much more than a nuisance. Their economic impact can reach deep into a cattleman’s pockets.
China Close to Phase-1 Obligations and Fresh Apple Holdings Down
The Agribusiness Update
China may not meet its $36.6-billion dollar Phase-1 Ag Obligation but it will be close, and Fresh Apple holdings down 12% from the same time period a year ago.
Take Your Bee to Lunch During National Pollinator Week
Land & Livestock Report
Take Your Bee to Lunch During National Pollinator Week
Controlling Profit-Robbing Flies in Cattle
Land & Livestock Report
Controlling Profit Robbing Flies in Cattle
