Asia Pacific | 223 Killed in Heavy Rain in ChinaBEIJING (AP) - At least 223 p...

Asia Pacific

223 Killed in Heavy Rain in China
BEIJING (AP) - At least 223 people died and 320,000 were homeless after parts of western China were inundated by the heaviest rains on record, disaster officials said Thursday.

Europe and Middle East

Five Meat and Livestock Commissioners to be Appointed
Hunt is on for new commissioners for UK's meat and livestock promotion body.

Americas

Argentine beef industry recovering despite recession
Argentina's beef business is beginning to recover from its crippling foot-and-mouth disease crisis thanks to stronger exports despite the country's economic recession, industry officials said. Another Meat Ban Announced
Mexico bans imports of poultry from US states with flocks infected with avian influenza.

USA

NPPC Hails 2002 World Pork Expo as Huge Success
Highlight was first-ever presidential visit. 'Assault' on huge U.S. wildfire
Firefighters from around the United States are set to begin an "all-out assault" on the worst wildfire in the history of the state of Colorado that has consumed more than 90,000 acres. Genetic tests aim to find tender beef
Convinced that people will pay handsomely for the tenderest of tenderloins, a Maryland-based company has been sifting through cow genes to identify traits that separate a juicy steak from hamburger meat. Animal rights campaign in US 'exported from Britain' 
Almost all the most violent and disruptive animal rights activism in the US has been imported from Britain, north America's biggest biotechnology conference heard yesterday.
USDA Streamlines Conservation Programs
Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman announced today that USDA has streamlined and simplified the administrative concurrence processes for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), each of which benefits humans, wildlife and the environment overall. Get More Beef on the Grill
$2.8 million to fuel summer grilling beef promotions; major cities targeted—AgWeb.com Editors ... Pork Featured on New Burger King Sandwich
BK BACK PORCH grillers were unveiled June 2 – AgWeb.com Editors ...