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DENVER (December 2020) —The speed of the economic recovery will largely hinge on the availability, dissemination and reach of COVID-19 vaccines, pushing the expected burst of pent-up consumer demand into…

MINNEAPOLIS (March 7, 2016) – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who is also a National Farmers Union (NFU) member, addressed the organization’s 114th Anniversary Convention this morning, where he celebrated U.S. agriculture’s…

by Tammy Beckham, DVM, PhD, Director, Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases  As you are aware, the Department of Homeland Security is currently working to build the National Bio and Agro-Defense…

Billings, Mont. – In May, groundbreaking for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), a $1.25 billion project by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), took place in Manhattan,…

by Chris Clayton, DTN Ag Policy Editor MANHATTAN, Kansas (DTN) — State officials see a crown jewel of research that will draw world-class scientists to Kansas State University, while federal…

by Chris Clayton,  DTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) — A panel of outside researchers declared in a draft report Monday they found no evidence of current animal abuse or…