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Tracking NBAF
9:41 am
Thu May 10, 2012

Possible Funding Boost For Kan. Agro-Defense Facility

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The troubled National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kan., got a financial shot in the arm yesterday.

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Agriculture
7:00 am
Wed May 9, 2012

Government, Agencies Debate Food Aid Programs At KC Conference

Laura Ziegler
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The U.S. created its food aid program more than 50 years ago in part to alleviate surpluses in agricultural commodities. Surpluses aren't a persistent issue today, but world hunger has become a more acute problem.

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Agriculture
4:55 pm
Fri May 4, 2012

An Inside Look At Research On NBAF

The proposed NBAF lab in Manhattan, Kan., is on the campus of Kansas State University.
The proposed NBAF lab in Manhattan, Kan., is on the campus of Kansas State University.
Laura Ziegler / KCUR
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Reporters this week got an inside look into the deliberations the National Research Council (NRC) is having while studying plans for the controversial bio-defense facility proposed for the Kansas State University campus in Manhattan, Kan.

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Tracking NBAF
10:34 am
Tue May 1, 2012

Exploring Options For NBAF

A rendering of the proposed NBAF facility in Manhattan, Kan.
nbafinkansas.org
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It’s another big week for NBAF, the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility under construction in Manhattan, Kan.

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Harvest Public Media
9:20 am
Mon April 30, 2012

MF Global Crisis Leaves Rural Brokers Stuck In The Middle

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Photo by Jeremy Bernfeld / Harvest Public Media
Rural commodities broker Tom Leffler checks the markets and speaks to a client on the phone.
Photo by Jeremy Bernfeld / Harvest Public Media
Patty and Tom Leffler run their small commodities brokerage, Leffler Commodities, from the basement of their home in Augusta, Kan.

When futures trading firm MF Global went bankrupt at the end of October, regulators discovered $1.6 billion in customer funds missing, much of it belonging to Midwest farmers and ranchers.

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