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Asia Pacific
Cow Catches Disease in South Korea
A cow in central South Korea tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease Saturday, the first such case since the deadly animal disease was detected in a pig a month ago.
PM’s US trade push could fall on deaf ears
The Prime Minister has arrived in the United States to push Australia's case for free trade between the two
Europe and Middle East
EU Ministers Back Sanctions on the U.S.
European Union ministers backed plans on Monday to slap trade sanctions worth $300 million on the United States in a row over steel tariffs, but gave Washington more time to reach a compromise.
Russian vets arrive in D.C. to discuss revised poultry standards
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A delegation of Russian veterinary doctors arrived in Washington D.C. last Friday to begin discussions on the new veterinary requirements for poultry that is exported to Russia.
USA
Export Sales to Fall
USDA lowers its forecast for livestock product exports for this year by two percent.
Farmland's Trouble- Near End for Co-Ops-
Since the Great Depression of the 1930s, farmer-owned cooperatives have helped individual farms hold their own in a marketplace dominated by giant corporations.
Secretary Veneman Pledges U.S. Support for World Food Summit
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today lauded the Resolution adopted at the World Food Summit: Five Years Later and outlined U.S. efforts to support the Summit's goals.
Bovine Tuberculosis Case Puts Proximate Areas on Guard
The possible threat of a bovine tuberculosis outbreak has dairy farmers sweating in Tulare, Kings and Fresno counties, but Kern County farmers aren't worried.
Consumers benefit from drop in retail meat prices
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Consumers enjoyed a drop in retail supermarket food prices in the second quarter of 2002, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation's Marketbasket Survey.
Wildfire destroys 500 acres an hour
DENVER, Colorado (CNN) -- A wildfire burning in the Pike National Forest southwest of Denver overnight gobbled up timberland at a rate of more than 500 acres an hour, growing to 25,700 acres, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
Seeking Quality Assurance
Iowa State group travels to Australia and New Zealand to see how those beef producers perform quality assurance.
Hog Rally Fizzles
Will pork producers restrict expansion plans?
How Much Will They Pay?
The American Meat Institute will host a live web session to discover meat prices.
This hog farm went to market
Last year, home-grown Heartland sold 1.2 million hogs, mostly to Iowa packing plants, and generated $150 million in revenue. The company owns 61,000 sows, its nurseries can hold 190,000 pigs and its feed mill can produce 400,000 tons of food.