Michael Marks
Producer and Reporter, Texas Standard/The Texas NewsroomI cover rural issues and agriculture for Harvest Public Media and the Texas Standard, a daily newsmagazine that airs on the state’s NPR stations. Before that, I reported for the San Antonio Current and the Dallas Morning News.
Although my high school’s mascot was the Fighting Farmers, I grew up in the north Texas suburbs. Reporting in rural Texas, I’ve told stories about the impact of invasive plants and animals, recovery after storms like Hurricane Harvey, and folks like Wiz Khalifa’s former tour manager, who now raises beef cattle in central Texas.
You can reach me at mmarks@kut.org if you’d like to get in touch.
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New World screwworms used to be a constant concern for ranchers, until they were eradicated from the U.S. in the 1960s. Now that they’re on their way back, those who remember dealing with them have warnings about their impact. -
It’s been decades since the New World Screwworm was a problem in the U.S., but the flies are now advancing northward from Panama. They could disrupt American agriculture if they gain a foothold here again.
