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TSCRA supports USDA’s necessary decision to close southern border amid threat of New World screwworm In response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Secretary Brooke Rollins’ recent announcement to close the southern border to imports of cattle, horses, and bison in an effort to slow the northward spread of New World screwworm, Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association President Carl Ray Polk Jr. released the following statement: “Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association takes the threat of New World screwworm seriously. We commend Secretary Rollins and the USDA for making a diffi cult but necessary decision to close the southern border. While this action presents short-term challenges for cattle raisers, it is a critical step to secure the long-term health of the U.S. cattle herd.