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flag USDA plans $750M fly factory in Texas to protect $100B cattle industry from screwworm threat.

flag The USDA plans to build a $750 million factory in Texas to breed sterile flies to combat the New World screwworm, a parasite that threatens the cattle industry. flag The factory, set to produce 300 million sterile flies per week, aims to prevent the fly from crossing the border from Mexico. flag The USDA will also use $100 million in technology and increase border patrols to protect the $100 billion cattle industry. flag The plan has support from Texas leaders and ranchers, who fear economic losses and rising beef prices if the fly spreads.

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