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Extending Knowledge On Biosecurity In Small-Scale And Backyard Systems In The United States, Juliette Di Francesco, Amber Itle, Craig Mcconnel, Ragan Adams, Roselle Busch, Richard Van Vleck Pereira, Terry W. Lehenbauer, Beatriz Martínez-López, Alda F. A. Pires

The Journal of Extension

The number of small-scale and backyard operations has increased in the United States during the past decade, but there is currently a lack of outreach efforts and readily-available educational materials targeting these farming systems. We developed a webinar series on biosecurity to provide training for small-scale and backyard producers, and training tools that can be used by local veterinarians and extension educators to disseminate knowledge and consistent recommendations more effectively. Fewer people attended the webinars than registered, suggesting a gap between interest in biosecurity and commitment to the topic. Participants in the webinar series reported a high level of satisfaction …

Wild Dogs And Decolonization: Ivan Sen’S Mystery Road And Omar Musa’S Here Come The Dogs, Iris Ralph

Animal Studies Journal

The broad subject of First Nations and decolonial perspectives on animal flourishing is addressed in this paper in a reading of references to canids in Mystery Road (2013), a film by the First Nations-Australian director, Ivan Sen, and Here Come the Dogs (2014), a novel by the Malaysian-Australian author Omar Musa. Dingoes and other wild dogs are a prominent trope in Sen’s film and tie to seemingly perdurable debates about the rights of these animals to flourish in Australia. Dingo advocates argue that dingoes are endemic to Australia, are Australia’s oldest introduced animals, and are a top predator species and …

K-State, Usda Scientists Working To Protect Wheat Crop From Deadly Disease, Mary Lou Peter

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Wheat blast research conducted in university’s Biosecurity Research Institute

Kansas State University researcher Barbara Valent is in preventive strike mode.

Detoxifying The Dinner Table, Greg Tammen

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As deployed soldiers are aware, danger is a possibility on foreign soil. Thanks to a partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense, though, Kansas State University researchers are helping to ensure threats stay clear in one area: the dinner table.

The Right Mix, Greg Tammen

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Many collaborators focused on common research goal. Whoever said that too many cooks in the kitchen will spoil the broth was obviously not a scientist.

Going Whole Hog, Megan Molitor

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Biosecurity Research Institute helps researchers develop detection tools for deadly swine diseases.

Protecting The U.S. Livestock Industry, Trevor Davis

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Researchers working at Kansas State University’s Biosecurity Research Institute are combating an insect-transmitted disease that can be fatal to some animals, threatening the nation’s agriculture economy.

Exploring The Evidence, Cracking The Case, Jennifer Tidball

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How nanotechnology is helping researchers clue into pathogen, cancer biomarker detection

Feeding A Need, Erinn Barcomb-Peterson

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Kansas State University steps up to lead in Global Food Systems.