Archive for June, 2009

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins today urged her colleagues to support the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), which is scheduled to be constructed in her congressional district in Manhattan, Kan. Text of the statement follows: I rise today in support of the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility, also known as the NBAF. After September [...]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Sam Brownback Thursday announced Appropriations Committee passage of $36 million in funding for construction of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility. “I’m very pleased the Appropriations Committee saw fit to fully fund this year’s request for funds for NBAF,” said Brownback. “It’s important this project moves forward quickly. We need this [...]

By STEVE KRASKE The Kansas City Star The four U.S. senators from Missouri and Kansas announced Tuesday that they had teamed up on a resolution to designate the region from Manhattan, Kan., to Columbia, Mo., as the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor. “This resolution would recognize the Kansas City region’s longtime leadership in animal health,” [...]


NBAF in Kansas


Kansas State University has been selected as the future home of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) — once again highlighting the state’s deep agricultural heritage, bioscience expertise, research infrastructure, world-class animal health industry, and strong public support.

The $650 million research facility will provide the country with an urgently needed, state-of-the-art lab to protect the food supply and agriculture economy. Kansas is exceptionally well suited to accelerate the achievement of this mission.


 

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