Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) urged Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to create a vaccine for New World screwworms on Wednesday after the parasite infestation returned to the US for the first time in 60 years.  Grassley said he’d spoken to Rollins about developing a vaccine for screwworms months before the recent outbreak in Texas. …

Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) urged Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to create a vaccine for New World screwworms on Wednesday after the parasite infestation returned to the US for the first time in 60 years.  Grassley said he’d spoken to Rollins about developing a vaccine for screwworms months before the recent outbreak in Texas. …

The Save Our Bacon (SOB) Act, included in the House farm bill, could potentially re-legalize horse slaughter nationwide, despite strong bipartisan opposition and the existing state-level bans.

The Save Our Bacon (SOB) Act, included in the House farm bill, could potentially re-legalize horse slaughter nationwide, despite strong bipartisan opposition and the existing state-level bans.