A new case of New World screwworm has been detected at Sabinas Hidalgo in northern Mexico, just 70 miles from the US-Mexico border. “A critical and urgent threat to America’s cattle producers”National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) CEO Colin Woodall described the development as extremely concerning for the American cattle industry. “NCBA appreciates all the resources Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has invested in protecting American agriculture from the New World screwworm. “Now is the time for USDA to expedite construction of the domestic sterile fly facility and eradicate this pest from our doorstep. “NCBA is also urging the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize new pesticide products to combat screwworm and provide another tool for American cattle producers.