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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 …