In: DHS|Federal Research Lab|Food Supply|Kansas|Livestock|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety|Scientific Research|Veterinary Medicine
1 Feb 2011The federal government is taking decisive action to modernize the nation’s animal disease research infrastructure, with the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility set to bring our efforts to protect the food supply and agriculture economy into the 21st century. This is a very important development for American science — and one that some experts say [...]
In: Animal Health|Federal Research Lab|Manhattan|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Scientific Research
4 Jan 2011When the state-of-the-art NBAF is built in Manhattan, its research will protect the American food supply and agriculture economy, and the safety of the site and surrounding community will be paramount. With security built into every part of this world-class science facility, the NBAF will contain a BSL-4 lab, which will be self-contained and isolated [...]
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3 Jan 2011A recent Associated Press story out of Washington today once again highlights the urgent need to address biological threats — some of the very threats the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility will combat with its research to protect the American food supply and agriculture economy. The basis of the article is a new report, “The [...]
In: Animal Health|Federal Research Lab|Manhattan|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety|Scientific Research
20 Dec 2010This is a great story that recently ran on KSAL News about the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility moving to Manhattan. KSAL News reports: “When it comes to animal disease outbreaks, Steve Henry, a practicing veterinarian from Abilene, knows from long experience that speed and accuracy in diagnosis, testing and treatment are essential in stopping [...]
In: Construction|DHS|Federal Research Lab|Food Supply|Kansas|Livestock|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety
29 Nov 2010Last week, Cattle Network ran a great editoral about the recent report regarding safety features at the NBAF. The editorial agrees that America needs a safe, secure site that that will protect our nation’s food supply and agricultural economy. Here are the highlights: “… It’s particularly discouraging that this much-needed research facility is in danger [...]
In: Animal Health|DHS|Federal Research Lab|Job Growth|Kansas|Livestock|Manhattan|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety|Scientific Research|Veterinary Medicine
24 Nov 2010Over the last week, several Kansas newspapers have run some great editorals in support of the NBAF. Here are the excerpts: Topeka Capital-Journal: “There’s no reason a biodefense laboratory with all the necessary precautions to ensure the safety of humans and livestock can’t be built in Manhattan … The key is to make the facility [...]
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16 Nov 2010What did Dr. Oz do on TV today? He visited a BSL-4 research lab in Maryland! Dr. Oz got a “sneak peek” of the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center lab, and he told the Frederick News-Post, “By informing people, you eliminate fear, which is what we try to do with all the topics on [...]
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.