Napoleonville, LA IFUS:OTCID

In cooperation with Deer Run Ranch (Jefferson, TX) and Walkabout Ranch (Anthony, KS), IFUS has successfully uploaded a grant application to U.S.D.A. New World Screwworm Grand Challenge (Funding Opportunity: USDA-APHIS10025-OA000000-26-0001).

The entire grant application can be found on the IFUS Website at (https://www.impactfusionbrands.com/knowledge-base/fy-2026-new-world-screwworm-nws-grand-challenge/)

Excerpts from the grant application include the Project Summary, which is offered below:

NWS Mitigation through Natural Phytochemical Enhanced Bovine Ration

(NPEBR™)

1. Purpose: A real-time and real-world pragmatic application of a modified ration applying ingredients high in natural phytochemicals:

proven safe for bovine consumption,
known to mitigate and/or ameliorate fly populations
shown to improve eco-friendly, cost-effective, and sustainable herd performance.

This ration strategy will be statistically validated and tested for defense against general fly populations to include New World Screwworm Fly (NWS) on two active ranches and a statistically controlled laboratory environment.

Activities to be performed: Ranchers (e.g., Walkabout Ranch, Kansas) state, “If we are talking about ‘reduced fly populations’, they are not reduced, but eliminated from herd population as long as you feed it!” Hence, testing of the ration will be conducted on active functional ranches, combined with university/private laboratory analysis.

Deliverables and expected outcomes: (A) Mitigation and/or amelioration of fly populations (to include the NWS) on respective ranching operations, while (B) improving herd performance in an eco-friendly, cost-effective, and sustainable manner.

Intended beneficiary(ies): Ranch Owner and Operator: Deer Run Ranch, Jefferson, TX: “The flies are gone…period…as is the smell in our pasture.” Hence, if NPBER™ succeeds, like that which is being applied on the examples above, then Ranchers benefit from the mitigation and/or amelioration of flies (to include NWS) with improved Herd Performance in an eco-friendly, cost-effective, and sustainable manner.

Subrecipient activities:
OSU or university with equivalent capability: Data Correlation,
Deer Run Ranch, Jefferson, TX/Walkabout Ranch, Anthony, KS: Active Test Sites.

6. Summary: In consideration of the

highly evolved olfactory nature of the NWS, and
through reverse engineering attractants like Swormlure-5™, an alternative solution may be provided by:
creating improved herd health,
reducing the frequency and severity of infectious injuries through mitigation of flies or other disease carriers,
reducing the frequency and concentration of VOC’s said to attract the NWS, and
creating scents from beneficial phytochemicals emitted from the hides that repel the NWS.

This could create a “Defensive-Shield” around beef and dairy cattle herds as seen in a picture of cattle at Deer Run Ranch, Jefferson, TX below:

Besides the impact on General Fly Populations to include the NWS, the grant is expected to provide “Expected Impact and Value” to include:

Ranchers and dairymen who have modified their respective ration to include Chios Mastic Gum, Carob, and Minerals added to Sugarcane Bagasse (SGP+™) and applied as NPEBR™, report the following synergies:

Reduced/Eliminated Fly/Insect Infestations.
Higher Quality/Quantity Meat, Milk, and Colostrum.
Reduced Infant Mortality and Miscarriages with Higher Quality Calves.
Reduced Antibiotic Application/Improved Herd Health.
Reduced Costs, Higher Revenues, and Higher Profits.
Improved Manure Quality for Natural Replenishment of Top Soil.
Improved Heat Tolerance
Reduced Hydration Requirements.
Reduced Greenhouse Gases/Carbon Footprint.

In summary:

Lowered costs,
Improved herd performance/quality, (3) Increased revenues/profits, and

(4) Reduced Carbon-Footprint.

As stated by one rancher: “SGP+™ pays you back ~ 2.25 times the cost of feeding it! Based on the steers we slaughter for personal consumption, SGP+™ produces more pounds of total beef quicker, allowing less time on feed at the feedlot…and creates a faster farm to table realization. Also, the meat produced birth to plate will make U.S.D.A. Prime Beef extremely desirable in the export market.”

“SGP+™ reduces drought impact on pastures, reduces grass intake by 25%, decreases the need for grass fertilizers, and reduces animal water intake.” He has also provided data in earlier communications as to the specific impact of reduced water requirements on the ability of farmers to have added water. “If every feedlot (cattle on feed report #) were feeding SGP+™, the amount of water saved would offset the amount of water needed to produce the pounds of corn used for the total amount of cattle by almost 79%. 12 million gallons a day equal 70 circles of corn at 125 acres per circle and 200 bushel per acre.”

“We are pleased to have our SGP+™ formulation as well as the technology supporting (NPEBR™) considered by the U.S.D.A. Our customers (both ranchers and dairymen) would benefit greatly by the validations and discoveries provided by a study of this magnitude. If awarded, this robust study quantifies answers to fundamental questions like Crude Protein Content, TMR and other energy requirements, Digestibility and Absorbability ranges and more…all while substantiating claims of fly mitigation and amelioration on beef and dairy herds.

The cost-savings to beef and dairy consumers could prove substantive based on Economic Case Studies being performed by ranchers on SGP+™ applied as part of an NPEBR™. Science at this level fulfills our mission to research and validate so that we can safely and responsibly commercialize technologies that benefit both our stockholders and broader stakeholders…and in a corporately responsible fashion that is eco-friendly, cost-effective, and sustainable. Furthermore, if successful, the science will assist in creating a defensive-shield of sorts around beef and dairy herds against threats posed by NWS and other flies,” said Marc Walther, CEO of Impact Fusion International.

Once more, we are “Back to work!”