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Agricultural, biological defense lab in right place
In: Animal Health| Federal Research Lab| Food Supply| Kansas| Manhattan| NBAF| National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility| Safety| Scientific Research| Veterinary Medicine
21 Jul 2010Recently, Joerg Ohle, president and general manager with Bayer Health Care LLC, Animal Health Division in Shawnee had a great Op-Ed in the Kansas City Star. He discusses the urgent need for the NBAF and applauds the Federal Government for the painstaking work it did to approve Manhattan as the location.
Here’s the Op-Ed:
“Having lived and [...]
The NBAF belongs in Kansas
In: Federal Research Lab| KSU| Kansas| Manhattan| NBAF| National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility| Safety| Scientific Research| Veterinary Medicine
13 Jul 2010Here is a great video, produced by K-State, that highlights several of the reasons why Manhattan was chosen as the site for the NBAF.
Another step in the research process for the BRI and the NBAF
In: DHS| Federal Research Lab| Food Supply| KSU| Livestock| NBAF| National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility| Safety| Scientific Research| Veterinary Medicine
9 Jun 2010In case you missed it the exciting announcement last week about K-State’s Biosecurity Research Institute (BRI), check out this article from Capital Press Agriculture. The article discusses the steps the BRI had to go through to receive permission to do research, how the research will speed up response times in case of a biological attack, [...]
Op-Ed: The NBAF as a research magnet
In: Animal Health| Business| Federal Research Lab| Food Supply| Job Growth| KSU| Kansas| Manhattan| NBAF| National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility| Safety| Scientific Research| Veterinary Medicine
10 May 2010This column, by Kansas State University President Kirk Schulz , reinforces what proponents of the NBAF have been stressing. Bringing this federal research lab to Manhattan will increase the research of animal diseases and spur private research and business.
Here are some excerpts:
“…In the past several months, K-State has drawn in two more federal entities — [...]
NBAF Progresses
In: Construction| DHS| Federal Research Lab| KSU| Kansas| Manhattan| NBAF| National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility| Safety
7 May 2010Recently, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was in Manhattan viewing the progress on the NBAF. Here is a great article talking about the progress that’s being made at the construction site as well as throughout the city of Manhattan.
Here are the highlights:
“If you drive down Kimball or Denison in Manhattan, Kansas, you can not [...]
Why pick Manhattan?
In: Federal Research Lab| KSU| Manhattan| NBAF| National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility| Safety
3 May 2010Here is another great podcast from K-State University discussing why Manhattan was chosen as the site for the NBAF, and how this will protect our nation’s food supply.
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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