Minneapolis firm gets $610M contract to build sterile fly facility to fight screwworm

Minneapolis firm gets $610M contract to build sterile fly facility to fight screwworm

A Minnesota company has been awarded a $610 million contract to help stop New World screwworm from spreading north from Mexico across the border into South Texas.

USDA awards contract for sterile fly production facility

By Julie Tomascik Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $610 million construction contract for a sterile fly production facility in the Rio Grande Valley as part of a broader effort to strengthen defenses against the New World screwworm. The facility will be built at Moore Air Base in Edinburg under a contract issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to M. A. Mortenson Co., a construction and development firm based in Minn…

Cattle raisers applaud construction contract for Texas based sterile fly production facility - Oklahoma Farm Report

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association President Carl Ray Polk Jr. released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) today announced a construction contract with Mortenson Construction to build a new sterile fly production facility at Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas: “Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association applauds the swift action taken by Secretary Broo…

Cattle raisers applaud construction contract for Texas based sterile fly production facility - Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association

FORT WORTH, Texas (March 9, 2026) — Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association President Carl Ray Polk Jr. released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and […] The post Cattle raisers applaud construction contract for Texas based sterile fly production facility appeared first on Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.

Texas sterile fly facility construction contract announced

USDA and Army Corps of Engineers partner on construction of Texas facility to bolster New World screwworm response.

Texas sterile fly facility construction contract awarded

USDA and Army Corps of Engineers partner on construction of Texas facility to bolster New World screwworm response.