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The Wichita Eagle editorialized on the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility: With all due respect to the pros at the Government Accountability Office, the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility belongs in Kansas. This isn’t a case of a hunger for federal pork blinding Kansans to the risks. Kansans just know that if the pros [...]

Kansas Bioscience Authority president Tom Thornton issued the following statement today: “Securing our nation’s food supply and agricultural economy is a critical national priority. The National Bio and Agro Defense Facility (NBAF), which will be constructed in Manhattan, Kansas, will provide the necessary research, testing, and evaluation capabilities to protect our nation from the intentional [...]

In response to the Associated Press story about a federal judge’s dismissal of the lawsuit filed by a Texas consortium against the United States regarding the NBAF, Kansas Bioscience Authority president Tom Thornton made the following statement: “The dismissal of this frivolous lawsuit allows the nation to stay on track in developing the National Bio [...]

Good news: According to the AP, a spending bill approved by the U.S. Senate contains $36 million for the construction of a new biosecurity laboratory in Kansas, and Sens. Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts are working “to make sure that House and Senate negotiators include the money in the final version of homeland security appropriations.”

Why is this important? The nation must accelerate research to protect the American food supply and agriculture economy.

by Daniel C. Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, chief executive officer, K-State Olathe Innovation Campus, Inc. Working together to improve animal and human health is a key reason for bringing the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility to Kansas State University. Should the Department of Homeland Security confirm Kansas State University as the site for the National [...]

Emporia Gazette guest columnby John Schlageck Talk about a happy holiday and a great new year. Kansas recently received news the Department of Homeland Security is recommending the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) be built on the Kansas State University campus in Manhattan. This decision will mean a $451 million federal scientific laboratory will [...]

by Kelly F. Lechtenberg, DVM, Ph.D., president of Midwest Veterinary Services and Logan Valley Feeders As I was traveling to a meeting in Denver Dec. 3, I received a call with preliminary news of Manhattan being named as the preferred site for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, or NBAF. I was elated for our [...]

by Steve Henry, adjunct professor of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology at Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine The announcement that Kansas is the preferred site for the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility, or NBAF, is welcome news. This key part of our national animal health protection now will be placed to respond with speed [...]

by Juergen A. Richt, Regents Distinguished Professor, K-State College of Veterinary Medicine, and Kansas Bioscience Authority eminent scholar On Dec. 3, 2008, Associated Press reports indicated that the federal government had recommended Kansas State University the No. 1 site for the new $450 million National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, or NBAF. The NBAF would be [...]

by Bob Larson, Edgar E. and M. Elizabeth Coleman Chair, Food Animal Production Medicine, Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine Now that Kansas has been selected as the preferred site for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility — NBAF — Kansas State University, Manhattan and the state of Kansas can begin enhancing the work [...]


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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