Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share via Email Share via SMS Copy LinkIn Douglas, Ariz., on Wednesday, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that USDA will spend $25 million on a new sterile fly dispersal facility in Arizona to strengthen the nation’s long-term response to New World screwworm (NWS). Rollins, who had previously announced that the Douglas port of entry will be opened to cattle from Mexico on Aug. 24, visited the livestock inspection facilities and was joined by Reps. Juan Ciscomani, Andy Biggs, and Eli Crane, all Republicans, and Arizona Director of Agriculture Paul Brierley, an appointee of Gov. The U.S. border has been closed to cattle from Mexico since early 2025. “The Douglas port of entry will reopen only because USDA has implemented one of the most rigorous livestock inspection protocols in history, giving us confidence we can safely resume this critical trade while ensuring cattle crossing the border are free from New World screwworm,” Rollins said in a news release. “At the same time, today’s announcement marks another major investment in our long-term strategy to push this pest back into Mexico and ultimately eradicate it from North America.”