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USDA secretary touts importance of NBAF project

(Wall Street Journal) U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Tuesday that construction of the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility near Kansas State University should move forward and not be considered a “parochial” issue relevant only to Kansas. After a Landon Lecture Tuesday, Vilsack said having the proposed $650 million research facility was important to ensure Read More »

April 11, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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Relief as livestock virus fails to spread as feared

(This is Kent) Farmers in West Kent and East Sussex are breathing a sigh of relief after a virus threatening to wipe out their livestock did not turn out to be as widespread as first feared. They faced an anxious wait during the lambing season to find out if newborns had been affected by the Read More »

April 10, 2012
| Filed under Europe and Agriculture
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11 Million for Buying Vaccines for Foot and Mouth Disease

(AllAfrica.com) Planning and International Cooperation Minister Fayza Abul-Naga decided to allocate the sum of EGP 11 million as urgent support to the General Authority for veterinary services to buy two million vaccine doses for foot and mouth disease (FMD).

April 10, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Countermeasures
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India may become world’s top beef exporter by 2013: USDA

(Hindu Business Line) However, the dreaded Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in cattle could pose problems in the country’s march towards the world’s leading buffalo meat supplier, USDA said. “While there are rumours of new market openings in Eastern Europe and Indonesia, no known trade has yet occurred in these regions and India’s FMD status Read More »

April 9, 2012
| Filed under North America, South Asia, Agriculture, and International
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Funding NBAF: As Congress Waits, WIll Kansas Dollars Continue?

(KCUR – Audio) With federal funding more at risk than ever for Manhattan’s National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback recently said the state could expect what he called “a fight” for the next five years. The state has promised more than $200 million in direct payments and in-kind supports for the lab Read More »