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NBAF: Construction of Federal Lab in Manhattan Behind Schedule and Over Budget (3-Part Series)

NBAF Part 1: Construction of Federal Lab in Manhattan Behind Schedule and Over Budget

Construction on NBAF, the federal National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, is behind schedule and over budget. Specifically, the federal lab has exceeded its initial cost estimate by nearly $800 million. NBAF will be the main research center for some nasty animal diseases. For Harvest Public Media, Laura Ziegler reports on the progress -- and possible roadblocks -- moving forward.


This series is part of a collaboration between Harvest Public Media and the Kansas News Service.
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NBAF Part 2: Why Study Deadly Diseases Here in the Heartland, Anyway?

Currently-under-construction in Manhattan, NBAF -- the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility -- will be home to some of the most contagious and deadly animal diseases in the world. In this report for the Kansas News Service and for Harvest Public Media, Brian Grimmett takes a look at why researchers want to study these deadly diseases... and why they say a new facility is needed
to do it.


Brian Grimmett’s reporting comes to us through a collaboration of Harvest Public Media, the Kansas News Service and Kansas Public Radio.

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NBAF Part 3: Is the Community of Manhattan Prepared for Lab's Opening? 

The community of Manhattan is watching the massive National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility go up at the north end of the K-State campus. As Laura Ziegler reports for Harvest Public Media, some in the community are worried that health care, law enforcement and emergency response teams are not as prepared as they should be given the deadly diseases to be studied at NBAF.


 

Harvest Public Media is a reporting collaboration focused on issues of food, fuel and field. Based at KCUR in Kansas City, Harvest covers these agriculture-related topics through an expanding network of reporters and partner stations throughout the Midwest. Global demand for food and fuel is rising, and the push and pull for resources has serious ramifications for our country’s economic prosperity. What’s more, we all eat, so we all have a stake in how our food is produced In the Midwest, in particular, today’s emerging agenda for agriculture is headlined by climate change, food safety, biofuel production, animal welfare, water quality, and sustainability. By examining these local, regional and national issues and their implications with in-depth and unbiased reporting, Harvest is filling a critical information void. Most Harvest Public Media stories begin with radio — regular reports are aired on our member stations in the Midwest. But Harvest also explores issues through online analyses, television documentaries and features, podcasts, photography, video, blogs and social networking. We are committed to the highest journalistic standards. Click here to read our ethics policy.