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The US plans to build a $750M fly factory in Texas to stop a flesh-eating cattle parasite
The U.S. plans to build a $750 million factory in southern Texas to breed billions of sterile flies to ramp up its efforts to keep flesh-eating maggots now in Mexico from damaging the American cattle industry.
Texas set to home a $750-million factory which breeds flies to stop flesh-eating cattle parasite
Texas set to home a $750-million factory which breeds flies to stop flesh-eating cattle parasite - The U.S. plans to build a $750 million factory in southern Texas to breed billions of sterile flies
U.S. will build sterile fly factory in Texas to stop screwworm from devastating livestock industry
Mounted patrol officers, known as tick riders, who typically patrol the southern border to protect cattle from fever tick, will also now serve as the first line of defense against screwworm.
U.S. plans to build $750 million fly factory in Texas to fight flesh-eating maggot
The U.S. government will breed billions of sterile flies at a South Texas fly factory to battle a flesh-eating maggot capable of decimating the state’s cattle industry. Construction will begin on a $750 million facility in the Rio Grande Valley town of Edinburg,
USDA to Build Facility in Texas to Fight Flesh-Eating Screwworm Pest
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to build a sterile fly production facility in Texas to fight the flesh-eating livestock pest New World screwworm, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Friday.

The Cheesecake Factory Adds 14 New Dishes to Its Massive Menu

The new dishes are a part of the restaurant's new Bites & Bowls lineup, described as “bite-sized beginnings" that are hearty ...
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Factory farms don’t just stink — they make it harder to breathe, too

New maps show that where animal feeding operations exist, higher percentages of Latino and uninsured residents also live.

Two people killed in Pennsylvania steel factory explosion, at least 10 injured

“It is with profound sadness that I share with you that the U. S. Steel colleague who had been unaccounted for has been ...
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Explosion at powder factory in Russia: fatalities reported – photo, videos

An explosion occurred at the Elastik powder factory in Russia’s Ryazan Oblast, resulting in the deaths of four or five people ...

China's factory output, retail sales growth slump in blow to economy

Policymakers are under pressure to roll out more stimulus to revive domestic demand and ward off external shocks to the $19 ...

Historic CT ice cream factory eyed for second act. It’s future may hold a lot of drama

More than a decade since it stopped churning out ice cream, the manufacturing plant is being eyed for a major overhaul as expansion space ...
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REC solar panel deliveries back on track after June fire at Singapore factory

A fire at REC's solar cell and panel factory in Singapore this June has set back the company's delivery timelines, according ...

Explosion at Russian gunpowder factory kills 5, as fighting continues in Ukraine ahead of Alaska summit

Five people were killed and at least 20 were injured in the blast that sparked a huge fire at the Elastik gunpowder plant just over 100 miles southeast of Moscow.

Few Americans Want Factory Jobs, So Employers Are Putting Robots to Work

American industry has a path forward, but most of the U.S. labor force isn’t interested, so robots could fill the labor gap.