Asia PacificU.S. beef likely to arrive in Japan on SundayU.S. meatpackers a...

Asia Pacific
U.S. beef likely to arrive in Japan on Sunday
U.S. meatpackers are now shipping beef again to Japan and the first shipment is expected to arrive by airplane in Tokyo on Sunday, industry officials said Friday.

Europe
Help pigs - buy British pork
The gruesome footage has obviously shocked many Cumbrians who have since approached me as an NFU representative and asked for more information on the matter. And I have been only too pleased to help.

Australia
Beef prices rise despite US re-entry to Japanese market
Queensland cattle producers are enjoying increased prices for grain-fed beef, despite the United States's re-entry into the lucrative Japanese market.

United States
Company wants ultrasound to ID juicy pork
A company created by a group of Iowa  State University researchers wants hog producers to use ultrasound technology to identify animals that can produce tastier and juicier meat.

Mad cow watch goes blind
Creekstone Farms, a Kansas beef producer, wants to reassure customers that its cattle are safe to eat by testing them all for mad cow disease. Sounds like a smart business move, but there's one problem: The federal government won't let the company do it.

Our safeguards are working
There's an unfortunate misperception about the value and purpose of testing for bovine spongiform encephalopathy that a review of the science it's based on easily clears up. First and foremost, sampling cattle for BSE does not ensure food safety. In fact, it's not a food-safety test at all.

A.M.I. addresses research linking processed meats and cancer
The American Meat Institute downplayed published reports on a study by Swedish researchers suggesting the consumption of processed meat contributes to the development of stomach cancer.

Asia Pacific
U.S. beef likely to arrive in Japan on Sunday
U.S. meatpackers are now shipping beef again to Japan and the first shipment is expected to arrive by airplane in Tokyo on Sunday, industry officials said Friday.

Europe
Help pigs - buy British pork
The gruesome footage has obviously shocked many Cumbrians who have since approached me as an NFU representative and asked for more information on the matter. And I have been only too pleased to help.

Australia
Beef prices rise despite US re-entry to Japanese market
Queensland cattle producers are enjoying increased prices for grain-fed beef, despite the United States's re-entry into the lucrative Japanese market.

United States
Company wants ultrasound to ID juicy pork
A company created by a group of Iowa  State University researchers wants hog producers to use ultrasound technology to identify animals that can produce tastier and juicier meat.

Mad cow watch goes blind
Creekstone Farms, a Kansas beef producer, wants to reassure customers that its cattle are safe to eat by testing them all for mad cow disease. Sounds like a smart business move, but there's one problem: The federal government won't let the company do it.

Our safeguards are working
There's an unfortunate misperception about the value and purpose of testing for bovine spongiform encephalopathy that a review of the science it's based on easily clears up. First and foremost, sampling cattle for BSE does not ensure food safety. In fact, it's not a food-safety test at all.

A.M.I. addresses research linking processed meats and cancer
The American Meat Institute downplayed published reports on a study by Swedish researchers suggesting the consumption of processed meat contributes to the development of stomach cancer.