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The United States has pressured Japan to rescind a 19-month-old ban of American beef or face a Congress that has "lost its patience."
Americas
Mad cow ban on Canada lifted
The first new shipment of Canadian cattle rolled into the United States, four days after a federal appeals court ended a two-year-old ban originally instituted because of mad cow disease.
Europe
New pig vaccine kills brain invaders
A vaccine for pigs could help 50,000 people per year in poor countries killed by a parasite carried by the animal - trials suggest it is nearly 100% effective.
EU outlines plans to relax BSE restrictions
The European Commission's plan to relax the bloc's rules on mad cow disease provides hope to food companies that they will have wider access to beef suppliers, including those in the UK.
USA
North Dakota hog producers hope for access to Canadian slaughter
North Dakota Pork Producers is applauding word that western Canadian hog slaughtering capacity will be expanded and expressing the hope that US hogs will be able to make their way into Canada.
Soybean aphid reaches treatable levels in Minnesota
Populations of soybean aphid have reached threshold levels in certain parts of Minnesota.
COOL rule pending in California
In the wake of confirmation that a U.S.-reared animal had mad cow disease, California cattle ranchers and grocers are battling consumer, health and labor groups over legislation aimed at allaying fears about tainted meat.
The United States has pressured Japan to rescind a 19-month-old ban of American beef or face a Congress that has "lost its patience."
Americas
Mad cow ban on Canada lifted
The first new shipment of Canadian cattle rolled into the United States, four days after a federal appeals court ended a two-year-old ban originally instituted because of mad cow disease.
Europe
New pig vaccine kills brain invaders
A vaccine for pigs could help 50,000 people per year in poor countries killed by a parasite carried by the animal - trials suggest it is nearly 100% effective.
EU outlines plans to relax BSE restrictions
The European Commission's plan to relax the bloc's rules on mad cow disease provides hope to food companies that they will have wider access to beef suppliers, including those in the UK.
USA
North Dakota hog producers hope for access to Canadian slaughter
North Dakota Pork Producers is applauding word that western Canadian hog slaughtering capacity will be expanded and expressing the hope that US hogs will be able to make their way into Canada.
Soybean aphid reaches treatable levels in Minnesota
Populations of soybean aphid have reached threshold levels in certain parts of Minnesota.
COOL rule pending in California
In the wake of confirmation that a U.S.-reared animal had mad cow disease, California cattle ranchers and grocers are battling consumer, health and labor groups over legislation aimed at allaying fears about tainted meat.