Local advocates pitch sterile screw‑worm production hub at Chase Field; congresswoman outlines federal support A local coalition led by rancher Frank Massey proposed converting local facilities to produce sterile screw‑worm flies to protect livestock and create jobs; Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz described recent federal investments and USDA actions to suppress screw‑worm spread. Commissioners heard the presentations and offered to help with outreach and,

Bee County ranchers are pushing to turn local sites into a sterile screw-worm production hub that could create jobs and combat invasive livestock pests.

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