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The importance of biosecurity and agro-defense
In: DHS|Food Supply|KSU|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety|Scientific Research|Veterinary Medicine
1 Mar 2011Recently, Senators Moran and Roberts introduced a resolution in the United States Senate highlighting the importance of protecting our nation’s food supply and agriculture economy. You can read more about the resolution here. Here’s the text of the resolution: “Whereas following the attacks of September 11, 2001, the Nation took notice of the global threat [...]
Congressman Kevin Yoder: Keep the NBAF funding
In: Construction|DHS|Federal Research Lab|Job Growth|KBA|KSU|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety|Scientific Research
22 Feb 2011Along with Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins, last week, Congressman Kevin Yoder also spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the NBAF. Here are his remarks: “The NBAF is a state-of-the-art biocontainment facility for the study of foreign animal, emerging and zoonotic diseases that threaten U.S. animal agriculture and public health. [...]
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 [...]
Why is food safety so important?
In: Food Supply|KSU|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety
27 Jan 2011K-State, who is partnering with NBAF to protect America’s food supply, has a great podcast about why the NBAF project is so important. You can listen to it here.
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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- 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