Bioterrorism

July 11 2007
Texas A&M's Borlaug To Receive Congressional Gold Medal 
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Texas A&M Agriculture's Dr. Norman Borlaug will be presented the Congressional Gold Medal July 17 for unparalleled efforts at "bringing radical change to world agriculture and uplifting humanity," according to the U.S. Congress.

March 06, 2006
Protecting Agriculture Requires Planning 
AMARILLO – Close examination is taking place to determine what is needed to protect the region's approximate $5.7 billion agriculture industry and prepare for a disaster, whether caused by terrorism or from Mother Nature.

October 28, 2005
Animal Disease Study Researchers Renew Request for Producer Participation 
COLLEGE STATION – The initial phase of a new animal disease study has begun, but more producer participation is needed, said a researcher from the National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense at Texas A&M University.

September 12, 2005
Survey Says ... Researchers Need Producer Input for Animal Disease Study 
UVALDE – Researchers from the National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense at Texas A&M University are looking to South Central Texas producers for help with a new study.

October 18, 2004
North Central Texas Cattleman'S Clinic Set For Nov. 11 
GRAHAM – How real is the bioterrorism threat to the beef industry? What is the best source of winter nutrition for herds? What's the outlook for cattle prices?

August 13, 2004
Anthrax Testing Daily Routine For Vet Lab 
COLLEGE STATION – The four cases of recently confirmed animal anthrax were part of the daily routine testing done by the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab at Texas A&M University.

October 14, 2003
“beat Them To Table,” Agriculture Terrorism Expert 
HOUSTON – Finding ways to put meat on the table could help remove agriculture from the terrorist table, a U.S. Army colonel told participants at the International Conference on Agricultural Science and Technology meeting here this week.

June 05, 2003
Inspections Of Feed Mills Help Ensure Safe Food Supply 
COLLEGE STATION - In 1998 when the Food and Drug Administration announced its regulations to prevent any possibility of an outbreak of mad cow disease in the United States, investigators from The Feed and Fertilizer Control Service - a part of the Office of the Texas State Chemist at Texas A&M University - immediately began an extensive inspection program of all of Texas' 750 feed mills.

May 21, 2003
U.s. Beef Supply Continues To Be Safe Food Source 
COLLEGE STATION – Continuous surveillance efforts throughout the beef industry has provided assurance that U.S. beef is safe and a nutritious food source, Texas Cooperative Extension officials said Wednesday.

March 27, 2003
Sometimes No Result Is Good Result For Science 
COLLEGE STATION – Sometimes finding out what doesn't matter in science is just as important as finding what does.

February 07, 2003
Great Plains Future Of Agriculture Symposium Set Feb. 18 
BORGER--Texas Cooperative Extension agricultural agents in five northern Panhandle counties have teamed up with Frank Phillips College, the Borger Chamber of Commerce and Borger Economic Development Corporation to host the "Great Plains Future of Animal Agriculture Symposium" on Feb. 18.

October 03, 2002
Texas A&M Agriculturists Set Framework To Safeguard Food Supply 
COLLEGE STATION – Agricultural experts with Texas Cooperative Extension have created a process to help local jurisdictions across the nation assess the vulnerability of the food supply for terrorist attacks.

May 16, 2002
Foreign Animal Disease Outbreak Requires Immediate Response 
AUSTIN – A foreign animal disease outbreak in the United States would require an immediate and massive response, and while animal health officials in this country are getting prepared, there is still much work that needs to be done, according to Dr. Lelve Gayle, director of the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab.

May 07, 2002
Bioterrorism Summit 
AUSTIN -- Safeguarding America's food supply is very serious business, and the fight to protect against biological warfare is far from over, according to Dr. Floyd Horn, with the U.S. Office of Homeland Security.

April 26, 2002
Media Advisory: Biosecurity Summit Set For Austin 
WHAT: A summit in Texas to examine biosecurity in depth. "Food and Agricultural Biosecurity: Everyone's Responsibility" is sponsored by the Texas Agricultural and Natural Resources Summit Initiative.

April 01, 2002
"Biosecurity: Everyone's Responsibility" Summit Planned In Austin 
AUSTIN – The September terrorist attacks, and anthrax exposures that followed, increased concerns about threats to the nation's food and agricultural production.

January 22, 2002
Despite Low Threat, Official Says, Plans Should Be Made To Protect Water Systems 
WACO – The threat of bioterrorism to public drinking water remains low, but a state health official says plans to mitigate such threats should be implemented broadly by water system authorities throughout Texas.