Asia PacificHalf of Japan's safety panel on U.S. beef resignsHalf of the 12-...

Asia Pacific
Half of Japan's safety panel on U.S. beef resigns
Half of the 12-member research panel on the safety of US beef has resigned, an official said, amid growing pressure on Tokyo to resume imports stopped twice over fears of mad cow disease.

Europe
Misleading Supermarket Shelves
You know how frustrating it is to go into a supermarket and see pork products with identical own-brand packaging, except some comes from France, some from Britain and some from Denmark?

Australia
World Class Scientists Interested In Local Pig Farm
A group of bio-geneticists and veterinary health professionals have been looking over a local pig farm before starting its conversion to a cleaner and healthier farming system.

Americas
Brazil March Exports Surge to Record on Global Demand
Brazil exports rose to a record last month as global economic growth increased demand for sugar, beef, cars and other goods from Latin America's biggest economy.

Biggest beef-eaters are urged: Put it aside
The president of the world's top beef-eating nation wants his people to do the unthinkable.

United States
USDA: Allowing cattle tests is bad policy
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said Monday that the federal government can't let an Arkansas  City company test its cattle for mad cow disease because doing so would be bad for international trade.

Johanns Calls Mandatory ID Inevitable
U.S. Ag Secretary Mike Johanns told a meeting of ag journalists in Washington  D.C. Monday that a mandatory national animal ID system is inevitable. At the same time - Johanns said USDA was in no rush to implement a mandatory animal ID system - because U.S. ag producers aren't yet sufficiently educated about the need for a mandatory system.

Asia Pacific
Half of Japan's safety panel on U.S. beef resigns
Half of the 12-member research panel on the safety of US beef has resigned, an official said, amid growing pressure on Tokyo to resume imports stopped twice over fears of mad cow disease.

Europe
Misleading Supermarket Shelves
You know how frustrating it is to go into a supermarket and see pork products with identical own-brand packaging, except some comes from France, some from Britain and some from Denmark?

Australia
World Class Scientists Interested In Local Pig Farm
A group of bio-geneticists and veterinary health professionals have been looking over a local pig farm before starting its conversion to a cleaner and healthier farming system.

Americas
Brazil March Exports Surge to Record on Global Demand
Brazil exports rose to a record last month as global economic growth increased demand for sugar, beef, cars and other goods from Latin America's biggest economy.

Biggest beef-eaters are urged: Put it aside
The president of the world's top beef-eating nation wants his people to do the unthinkable.

United States
USDA: Allowing cattle tests is bad policy
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said Monday that the federal government can't let an Arkansas  City company test its cattle for mad cow disease because doing so would be bad for international trade.

Johanns Calls Mandatory ID Inevitable
U.S. Ag Secretary Mike Johanns told a meeting of ag journalists in Washington  D.C. Monday that a mandatory national animal ID system is inevitable. At the same time - Johanns said USDA was in no rush to implement a mandatory animal ID system - because U.S. ag producers aren't yet sufficiently educated about the need for a mandatory system.