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Second screwworm case in Texas confirmed as Abbott expands state disaster declaration

A screwworm outbreak would threaten the state’s cattle industry and potentially increase already high beef prices nationwide.

The Texas Tribune

What to know about screwworm in Texas

The first case of New World screwworm in 60 years has been confirmed in Zavala County, near the Mexican border. The flesh-eating fly poses a threat to the state’s $15 billion cattle industry.

The Texas Tribune

Teens Share What American School Lunches Look Like, The Rest Of The World Loses Their Minds

Would you happily eat these school lunches?

Bored Panda

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Rural communities want to tap federal funding. But it's hard to know where to start

The USDA has hired people to help small communities tap the complex web of programs for money they need to address big problems. But that help is only available in select areas.

WEKU

The future of flight in a net-zero-carbon world: 9 scenarios, lots of sustainable biofuel

Several major airlines have pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by midcentury to fight climate change. It’s an ambitious goal that will require an enormous ramp-up in sustainable aviation fuels, but that alone won’t be enough, our latest research shows.

The Conversation

Texas’ worst drought in a decade could rival 2011′s economic losses

Texas is experiencing its worst drought since 2011, with a blistering summer and prolonged dry conditions expected to deal a similar blow to the state’s economy, according to the Texas Comptroller’s office.

Tribune News Service

Bird flu has killed thousands of Florida’s wild birds this year. Is it here to stay?

TAMPA, Fla. — It was the morning of Jan. 22 when the fears of Florida wildlife biologists became reality.

Tribune News Service

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Meet Jefferson Braga, tech manager from 9-to-5 and urban farmer the rest of his day

Jefferson Braga works 9-to-5 as a Microsoft customer success manager, but the rest of his day is dedicated to the massive urban farm in his Irving, Texas, backyard.

Tribune News Service

Republican Brad Finstad leads Democrat Jeff Ettinger for southern Minnesota congressional seat

MINNEAPOLIS — Republican Brad Finstad jumped to an early lead over Democrat Jeff Ettinger Tuesday in the special election race to fill the vacant congressional seat in southern Minnesota.

Tribune News Service

A water strategy for the parched West: Have cities pay farmers to install more efficient irrigation systems

“Are you going to run out of water?” is the first question people ask when they find out I’m from Arizona. The answer is that some people already have, others soon may and it’s going to get much worse without dramatic changes.

The Conversation

Avocado industry crosses into ganglands

Mexico’s cash crop has been an attractive business enterprise for American taste buds and crime cartels

Salon

Highly contagious bird flu forces North Carolina to cancel poultry shows and public sales

A strain of the avian flu that forced the killing of some 370,000 chickens and turkeys in North Carolina has prompted the state to halt all poultry shows and public sales.

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