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Japan real-time traceable meat
Entering a number into a computer at a supermarket and then being told where your piece of beef is from, who produced the animal it came from and how old the animal was has become a reality in Japan.
Japan in final stages of reopening market to U.S. beef
Two major Japanese governmental groups, the Ministries of Health and Farms, have asked Japan's independent Food Safety Commission to decide whether the market should remain closed to U.S. and Canadian beef products.
FMD In China
Two outbreaks of foot and mouth disease -- due to virus type Asia 1 -- have been reported in the eastern part of the China, according to the World Animal Health Organization.
Americas
Canada's Ag Minister Reflects on BSE Two Years Later
Since bovine spongiform encephalopathy was discovered in Canada in May 2003, the government of Canada has allocated more than C$2 billion for BSE aid to producers and BSE programs designed to reposition the livestock industry.
Europe
Extra trichinella testing would be an unwarranted burden
Europe's bid to remove Britain's trichinella-free status will burden either the government, or the pig industry, or both, with unwarranted extra costs, says NPA.
USA
USDA halts imports of cattle from Mexico's Durango State:
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service late today announced they have closed the U.S. border to cattle from the Mexican state of Durango due to inadequacies with that state's bovine tuberculosis (TB) management program.
USDA boosts farm export forecast to $60.5 billion
Growing shipments of U.S. soybeans and pork to other countries led the U.S. Agriculture Department on Tuesday to boost its estimate of farm exports in fiscal 2005 by $1.5 billion, but the new estimate of $60.5 billion would still be less than the previous year.
Most beef producers happy about Supreme Court checkoff ruling
Our interviews with ranchers after the Supreme Court handed down its ruling in support of continuation of the checkoff on Monday would tend to confirm survey results of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.
U.S. not ready for soybean rust
Despite having plenty of lead time to prepare, a new GAO report says the USDA has not provided enough resources to monitor the path of Asian soybean rust.
Buckhead Beef acquires Royalty Foods
Atlanta-based Buckhead Beef, a subsidiary of SYSCO Corp. of Houston, has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire Orlando-based Royalty Foods.
Japan real-time traceable meat
Entering a number into a computer at a supermarket and then being told where your piece of beef is from, who produced the animal it came from and how old the animal was has become a reality in Japan.
Japan in final stages of reopening market to U.S. beef
Two major Japanese governmental groups, the Ministries of Health and Farms, have asked Japan's independent Food Safety Commission to decide whether the market should remain closed to U.S. and Canadian beef products.
FMD In China
Two outbreaks of foot and mouth disease -- due to virus type Asia 1 -- have been reported in the eastern part of the China, according to the World Animal Health Organization.
Americas
Canada's Ag Minister Reflects on BSE Two Years Later
Since bovine spongiform encephalopathy was discovered in Canada in May 2003, the government of Canada has allocated more than C$2 billion for BSE aid to producers and BSE programs designed to reposition the livestock industry.
Europe
Extra trichinella testing would be an unwarranted burden
Europe's bid to remove Britain's trichinella-free status will burden either the government, or the pig industry, or both, with unwarranted extra costs, says NPA.
USA
USDA halts imports of cattle from Mexico's Durango State:
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service late today announced they have closed the U.S. border to cattle from the Mexican state of Durango due to inadequacies with that state's bovine tuberculosis (TB) management program.
USDA boosts farm export forecast to $60.5 billion
Growing shipments of U.S. soybeans and pork to other countries led the U.S. Agriculture Department on Tuesday to boost its estimate of farm exports in fiscal 2005 by $1.5 billion, but the new estimate of $60.5 billion would still be less than the previous year.
Most beef producers happy about Supreme Court checkoff ruling
Our interviews with ranchers after the Supreme Court handed down its ruling in support of continuation of the checkoff on Monday would tend to confirm survey results of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.
U.S. not ready for soybean rust
Despite having plenty of lead time to prepare, a new GAO report says the USDA has not provided enough resources to monitor the path of Asian soybean rust.
Buckhead Beef acquires Royalty Foods
Atlanta-based Buckhead Beef, a subsidiary of SYSCO Corp. of Houston, has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire Orlando-based Royalty Foods.