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USDA sees success in phased reopening of cattle imports from Mexico
The USDA’s Deputy Secretary says reopening the US border to cattle imports from Mexico has been successful.
Stephen Vaden tells Brownfield, “We had a hiccup there with a gate. Thanks to our APHIS team and the cooperation of our Mexican partners, we have been able to install a working gate there in Douglas, Arizona, so things are now getting back to normal in terms of getting (cattle) across.”
He says additional ports of entry in New Mexico could reopen soon if New World Screwworm activity remains under control.
“We have removed some of the containment zones we once had. That’s positive,” Vaden said. “We still expect future infestations to be found, but it is showing you that even as we continue to build our facility in Southern Texas to produce the NovoFly, it’s having an effect.”
Vaden says the number of active NWS cases has been dwindling due to progress made by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service teams.
He spoke to Brownfield following a farmer fertilizer hearing in Iowa on Friday.
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