Asia Pacific | Australia to play key role in Iraq agricultural repairThe Aust...
Asia Pacific
Australia to play key role in Iraq agricultural repair
The Australian contingent involved in the rebuilding of Iraqi agriculture won't play second fiddle to the Americans, according to the Minister for Trade, Mark Vaile
Rural delivery- Farmers still stuck on the horns of a dilemma Teats on a bull were supposed to be the most useless item on a farm. They're not - horns on all cattle are. They cost the beef industry a fortune through bruising meat, damaging hides, injuring stockpeople, truck operators and meat workers.
Europe
UK Beef 2003 Offers World of Interest
A comprehensive program of seminars and demonstrations will be a major feature of the UK's national beef event, Beef 2003, in May
USA
AMI: Voluntary U.S. Meat Certification Program Preferable to COOL
The American Meat Institute (AMI) says a voluntary, U.S. meat certification program is a far better alternative to a mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) program . AMI president J. Patrick Boyle today presented testimony to a Senate Subcommittee on Marketing, Inspection and Product Promotion.
U.S. hopes to avoid another missed WTO deadline
The United States hopes to avoid another missed negotiating deadline at the end of May as it seeks to get world trade talks back on track, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick said on Tuesday.
Possible To AI More Beef?
Techniques that ensure higher conception rates make it possible.
PETA seeks to rename New York's hamburger hamlet "Veggieburg"
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is seeking to rewrite history, offering schools in Hamburg, N.Y., $15,000 in non-meat patties if the town changes its name to Veggieburg.
WTO: Trade Recovered in 2002, Uncertainty Continues
According to the latest World Trade Organization (WTO) figures, merchandise trade grew by 2.5% in 2002, up from a 1% decline in 2001. WTO says the increase is driven by strong demand in the United States and the big Asian economies.