Kansas recommended as home of federal research lab to protect American food supply and agriculture economy

by the Heartland BioAgro Consortium

OLATHE, Kan. — Kansas’ national leadership in animal health research and industry has made it the preferred location for a $451 million federal scientific laboratory that will accelerate animal disease research to protect the American food supply and agriculture economy.

According to the office of Sen. Pat Roberts, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is recommending that the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) be built at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan. The choice will be announced in the final environmental impact statement (EIS) released by DHS after a three-year site selection process that began with 29 potential locations across the country. A final record of decision will be issued after 30 days and is expected to follow the recommendation made in the EIS.

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