Iowa State University VDL receives $40M funding boost

The Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Iowa State University has been awarded funding for the second phase of its massive expansion project.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds recently announced $40 million in American Rescue Plan funds to help complete phase two of the VDL’s state-of-the-art upgrades.

Cora Fox, Director of Government Relations with the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association, says the VDL expansion is needed to help protect the state’s $32.5 billion animal ag industry from foreign animal disease outbreaks.

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