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K-State Lab Remains Vigilant Toward Protecting Food Systems

Tuesday, May 6

University is part of national plant biosecurity effortMANHATTAN, Kan. — Americans trust the safety and security of their food.Kansas State University plant pathologist Jim Stack says our trust is well-founded, pointing to a series of checks and balances that help to ensure that... Read More.

K-State Lab to Continue Advancing World’s Top Crops

Thursday, May 1

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State University's Climate Resilient Cereals Innovation Lab continues work after federal funding resumed earlier this month.The innovation lab aims to help double the world's food supply by 2050 through crop production improvements for four of the world's... Read More.

Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab Phase One Grand Opening and Phase Two Groundbreaking

Tuesday, April 15

Brownfield’s Carah Hart will cover the Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab Phase One Grand Opening and Phase Two Groundbreaking The post Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab Phase One Grand Opening and Phase Two Groundbreaking appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. Veterinary... Read More.

KSU College of Agriculture Dean reacts to research lab closures

Friday, March 28

An official with Kansas State University says he’s disappointed the school had to suspend operations at its two Feed the Future Innovation Labs. “It’s unfortunate that we had to make the decision to shut those laboratories down,” said Ernie Minton, Dean of the College... Read More.

Feed the Future Innovation Lab operations to be suspended at KSU

Wednesday, March 19

Kansas State University recently announced operations will be suspended at its two Feed the Future Innovation Labs on April 12th. In a press release, the university says the innovation labs have helped feed the world and improve global food systems for more than a... Read More.

Soy innovation lab closure has impacts for MO

Thursday, February 13

An associate research professor at the University of Missouri says local farmers will feel the impacts of the closure of a Soy Innovation Lab in Illinois. Kerry Clark says U.S. Agency for International Development funding helped MU researchers evaluate soybean production: phosphorus, genetic resistance... Read More.

USAID funding freeze to shutter Soybean Innovation Lab

Tuesday, February 11

The director of the Soybean Innovation Lab says the Trump administration’s decision to cease funding for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) projects will hurt soybean farmers. Peter Goldsmith says since 2013 the Soybean Innovation Lab has utilized USAID funding to not only bring... Read More.

Governor Mike Parson honored with naming of new Meat Sciences Lab

Thursday, February 6

The University of Missouri Board of Curators has voted to name the developing meat sciences laboratory on the MU campus after former Governor Mike Parson. The new building’s name will be the Michael L. Parson Meat Science Education and Training Laboratory. Board of Curators... Read More.

PSU NEWS: University, KBI to Partner on Regional Crime Center and Lab

Friday, December 1

By Pittsburg State University PITTSBURG, Kan. — Pittsburg State University will partner with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation to create a state-of-the-art regional crime center and laboratory that would serve law enforcement and at the same time provide educational opportunities for the next generation of... Read More.

Celebration Marks Completion of $1.2 billion NBAF Lab for Studying Animal-to-Human Pathogens

Wednesday, May 24

By Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector MANHATTAN, Kan. — National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility researcher Lisa Hensley’s career took her from laboratory to laboratory and country to country to study the alphabet soup of ghastly pathogens such as SARs, monkeypox, MERs and Marburg.But she said an... Read More.