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The University Of Arizona College
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Dear Readers, From the laboratory to the field, CALS researchers continue
to focus on the concerns and needs of Arizona citizens. This current
issue of the Agricultural Experiment Station Report outlines research
in a wide variety of areas, affecting both urban and rural parts of
the state. Life is never dull for those involved with research
in support of the world’s food supply. Each year seems to bring
new opportunities and new challenges. Our most recent challenge involves
Homeland or more specifically, “agro”security, an aftermath
of September 11, 2001. The possibilities with respect to contamination
of our food supply can be chilling to think about. We will never be
100% secure, but certain steps can be taken to minimize the impact
of some terrorist-induced or accidental calamity. You will see in
one of the articles in this year’s report that our Veterinary
Diagnostic Laboratory has been selected to participate in a Homeland
Security pilot program to prevent bioterrorism and agroterrorism by
testing animals for domestic and foreign diseases. I also want to
highlight the article on our newly dedicated Agricultural Research
Complex, a unique facility that will address ways to reduce heat stress
in domestic livestock, a problem that reduces meat and milk production
in hot environments. Lastly, please note the article on the Santa
Rita Range, which has served for 100 years as a monitoring area for
livestock grazing and range health. We believe this is the nation’s
oldest continuous range research facility. We will be celebrating
this centennial achievement in the coming year. Our production staff, consisting of Susan McGinley,
Robert Casler, Maria-del-Carmen Aranguren and Joanne Littlefield,
have earned a big thank you for producing another excellent publication.
Hopefully everyone will find at least one article that is of specific
interest. Please contact us if you need additional information.
Colin Kaltenbach
Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station
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The University of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Employer. Any products, services, or organizations that are mentioned,
shown, or indirectly implied in this publication do not imply endorsement
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