Asia Pacific | Massive anti-trade rally scheduled in KoreaMore than 100,000 f...

Asia Pacific

Massive anti-trade rally scheduled in Korea
More than 100,000 farmers and trade activists are expected to rally in Seoul next week as a second round of negotiations open between the United States and South Korea for a bilateral free trade agreement.

Swine fever spreading
Swine fever has been spreading among the pig population of the state, according reports.

Americas

Canada cows complicate US, Seoul beef trade: source
South Korea has told the Bush administration it will not resume beef trade until U.S. slaughterhouses segregate Canadian beef products, a source familiar with the matter.

Europe

Denmark continues to lose its pig industry
The United Kingdom government exported half the national pig industry when it unilaterally introduced its ban on stalls.

USA

Appeals court sets R-CALF suit timetable
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, based in San Francisco, has given Ranchers-Cattlemen's Action Legal Fund until Sept. 21 to file its opening brief in its suit against USDA and the agency's final rule that reopened the Canadian border to live cattle imports.

S.D. beef plant one step closer to construction
A Northern Beef Packers plant is a step closer to being built a mile south of Aberdeen, S.D., after a rezoning request was approved earlier this week.

FSIS requests cross-contamination information
The Food Safety and Inspection Service wants information about cross-contamination by bacterial foodborne pathogens of foods that are not likely to undergo cooking or additional cooking in food handling and preparation.

Asia Pacific

Massive anti-trade rally scheduled in Korea
More than 100,000 farmers and trade activists are expected to rally in Seoul next week as a second round of negotiations open between the United States and South Korea for a bilateral free trade agreement.

Swine fever spreading
Swine fever has been spreading among the pig population of the state, according reports.

Americas

Canada cows complicate US, Seoul beef trade: source
South Korea has told the Bush administration it will not resume beef trade until U.S. slaughterhouses segregate Canadian beef products, a source familiar with the matter.

Europe

Denmark continues to lose its pig industry
The United Kingdom government exported half the national pig industry when it unilaterally introduced its ban on stalls.

USA

Appeals court sets R-CALF suit timetable
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, based in San Francisco, has given Ranchers-Cattlemen's Action Legal Fund until Sept. 21 to file its opening brief in its suit against USDA and the agency's final rule that reopened the Canadian border to live cattle imports.

S.D. beef plant one step closer to construction
A Northern Beef Packers plant is a step closer to being built a mile south of Aberdeen, S.D., after a rezoning request was approved earlier this week.

FSIS requests cross-contamination information
The Food Safety and Inspection Service wants information about cross-contamination by bacterial foodborne pathogens of foods that are not likely to undergo cooking or additional cooking in food handling and preparation.