Archive for the ‘Kansas’ Category
The NBAF: Playing a key role in Kansas City’s future
In: Kansas|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety|Scientific Research
19 Jun 2011Late last week, the Kansas City Business Journal had a great article about the role the NBAF will play in Kansas City’s future. Here are some excerpts; “The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, which the Department of Homeland Security plans to construct in Manhattan, Kan., will play an essential role in protecting this nation from [...]
Kansas: a long-term commitment to food safety
In: Food Supply|Kansas|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety
22 Mar 2011This article, done by Animal Pharm News, highlights why placing the NBAF in Manhattan will increase the security of our nation’s food supply, and encourage preventative research in a variety of bioscience and animal health areas. Here are a couple of excerpts: “…K-State is not only one of the premier animal science schools in the [...]
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins: Our nation needs the NBAF
In: DHS|Federal Research Lab|Food Supply|Kansas|KBA|KSU|Manhattan|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety|Scientific Research|Veterinary Medicine
19 Feb 2011In the following video, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins explains why our country needs the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, and why it is so important to our nation’s food supply.
Kansas: a history of food safety
In: Food Supply|Kansas|KSU|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety|Scientific Research
8 Feb 2011Last year, Kansas Livestock Commission George Teagarden had a great editorial in the Manhattan Mercury. In this editorial he highlighted the agricultural heritage of Kansas, and the understanding that Kansans bring to the critical issues of food safety. Here are a couple of the highlights: “With its deep agriculture heritage, Kansas has long understood the [...]
The NBAF: a modern, scientific agricultural research facility with state-of-the-art safety, security and world-class results
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 [...]
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.
Categories
- Animal Health (72)
- Business (25)
- Construction (43)
- DHS (65)
- Federal Research Lab (100)
- Food Supply (59)
- Janet Napolitano (14)
- Job Growth (26)
- Kansas (58)
- KBA (58)
- KSU (82)
- Livestock (54)
- Manhattan (60)
- National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (109)
- NBAF (129)
- Safety (90)
- Scientific Research (90)
- Uncategorized (15)
- Veterinary Medicine (42)
Archives
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- No comments
- The NBAF: Playing a key role in Kansas City’s future
- Partnering the NBAF with the Biosecurity Research Institute
- A quick fact about the NBAF
- Securing the NBAF
- KBA applauds Congressional funding of the NBAF facility
- Kansas: Leading the way in bioscience
- Biosecurity Research Institute and the NBAF
- Goals of the NBAF
- Kansas: a long-term commitment to food safety
- The NBAF a priority for DHS budget