Despite problems plaguing other livestock producers, bison ranching is a business with tremendous potential for... more

Beef exports to South Korea may suffer
The Sidney Morning Herald   April 2008

Soaring Australian beef exports to the lucrative South Korean market could suffer after South Korea lifted restrictions on US... more

Canadian Cattlemen ask Ottawa for $50 million
The Prairie Star   April 2008

The Canadian Cattlemen's Association wants the federal government to pony up $50 million to help the beef industry deal with the cost of meeting feed ban rules brought in to help prevent mad cow... more

We can't just trust the experts
Margret Kopala   March 2008

The always fatal but slow to incubate bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE or mad cow disease) is more prevalent in older... more

Tests rule out BSE in cow in Slovenia
Reuters)   March 2008

Tests have ruled out mad cow disease in a six-year-old cow from a farm in Slovenia after preliminary checks last week showed it could have the... more

How 'downer' cows enter food chain
By Stephen J. Hedges | Tribune staff reporter   March 2008

A videotape of crippled "downer" cows being mistreated at a California plant prompted outrage from animal welfare groups, a rebuke from the U.S. Department of... more

Korean Beef Trade, NCBA, USDA, BSE, Canada
Cattle Network   March 2008

NCBA President and Arizona cattleman Andy Groseta traveled with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and the official U.S. delegation to South Korea for the inauguration of President Lee Myung-bak on February 25th.... more

Canada Says Alberta Dairy Cow Is 12th Mad-Cow Case
By Daniel Enoch Bloomberg. com   February 2008

Canada confirmed its 12th case of mad-cow disease in an animal born about five years after the nation banned some feed ingredients to halt the spread of the brain-wasting illness.... more

UK free of foot and mouth, trade resumes
By Linda Rano   February 2008

Food manufactures and packers in the meat sector are breathing a sigh of relief as the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) reinstates the UK's status as free from Foot and Mouth.... more

Reinspection of downed cattle was key issue
CNN.com   February 2008

Last weekend's 143 million-pound beef recall -- the largest in U.S. history -- was initiated not simply because cattle that couldn't walk made it into the U.S. food supply, but because they weren't reinspected after becoming... more

Mad Cow Disease
AGI News   February 2008

Following a seven-year ban, it is now possible to sink your teeth into a "fiorentina" steak from an full-grown animal of up to 30 months old. This had been prohibited ever since 31 March 2001, as a consequence of the outbreak of Mad Cow Diseasse (BSE).... more

Judge asked to stop older Canadian cattle
By Caeson Walker Associated Press   February 2008

Lawyers representing cattle, consumer and health interests urged a federal judge Tuesday to stop imports of older Canadian cattle because of the potential threat of mad cow... more

Beef recall is largest in history
By Stephen J. Hedges | Washington Bureau   February 2008

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Sunday that a California meatpacking company had launched the recall of 135 million pounds of beef -- the largest meat recall in U.S. history... more

Why maltsters Must be Allowed to Set Their Own Prices
by John De Pape   February 2008

This year is like no other. Most commodity prices are hitting levels never before seen in any lifetime. Many farmers are feeling they sold crops like canola and peas too early this year and so are already locking in unheard of prices for next year as they don’t want to miss these prices again. And, after a year of getting caught short of... more

Ridley reaches settlement
The Canadian Press   February 2008

Animal feed company Ridley Inc. (TSX:RCL) has agreed to pay $6 million in a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs in several mad cow class action lawsuits filed against the company and the Canadian... more

Humane Society footage raises food safety questions
Seattle pi   February 2008

Schools in Washington have suspended using ground beef and other meat that may have come from Hallmark Meat Packing Co. And the USDA has launched an investigation into the Chino, Calif. slaughterhouse where footage revealed... more

Markets rally on US rate cut
Deccan Herald   January 2008

Stock markets on Wednesday bounced back after a two-day carnage on speculation of more funds moving into emerging markets after the 75 basis points cut announced by the US Federal Reserve on... more

USDA Finalizes Minor Updates To BSE
by Cattle Network   January 2008

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending its regulations regarding the importation of animals and animal products. ... more

Calgary study looks at mental and physical health impact of BSE
The Canadian Press   January 2008

University of Calgary researchers want to know if Canadian beef producers are suffering long-term physical and mental health problems because of the mad cow... more

New BSE case in Canada prompts call for USDA to put hold on beef imports
By Dale Hildebrant, Farm and Ranch Guide   January 2008

The announcement by the Canadian government on Dec. 18 that a 12th case of BSE has been discovered has prompted two U.S. Senators to ask USDA to suspend a new rule it put into effect less than a month ago... more