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K-State President Warns Food Supply at Risk
Kansas State University president Richard Myers told Congress that federal funding is needed to sustain research on four emerging animal diseases and protect the U S food supply from natural and man made threats. He cited Rift Valley fever Japanese encephalitis and two swine fever variants and noted the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility near Manhattan opens in 2022 or 2023. Myers said state funding ends in 2019, urging federal support until the facility activates. he also called for more agricultural scientists veterinarians and cleared personnel. Senator Pat Roberts endorsed incorporating the recommendations into the next farm bill and stressed the importance of agricultural security.
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