Federal officials launch AI-equipped drones to detect screwworm in South Texas livestock
· KRGV (NBC 5)
Federal officials have introduced AI-equipped drones to detect New World screwworm in livestock across the Rio Grande Valley. During a press conference in Edinburg, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott outlined the initiative. An agreement between the USDA and CBP allows the use of drones to identify potentially infected animals. Rollins emphasized that detection is just the first step, followed by releasing sterile flies to curb the pest's spread. The USDA also announced that a new sterile fly facility in Edinburg will open in April, ahead of schedule.
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