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NORWAY: Consumers willing to pay more for quality beef
A Norwegian project, "Quality, information and labelling", aimed at determining how best to market domestic beef, has found that customers were most interested in how tender and juicy a cut was, and would happily pay more to be sure of getting what they wanted.

REACTION TO EU EXPANSION
Meat industry organizations from the enlarged European Union meet in Warsaw.

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES
British beef association hits out at continued block on over 30 moNth old cattle and export markets.

USA

States and tribes receive $11.64 million for national animal identification system
Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman on Thursday announced 29 state and tribal projects that will receive a total of $11.64 million to advance the national animal identification system (NAIS) initiative.

Meat industry near total compliance on ruminant feed ban
Ninety-nine percent of rendering and feed industry firms are in full compliance with government guidelines regarding feed production and the feeding of mammalian protein to ruminants, according to an update issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Tuesday.

BSE TESTING REVISED
USDA will delay releasing information about unconfirmed BSE positives until additional rapid testing is complete.

BEEF PLANT STRIKE
Workers at Chicago Beef walk off the job after failing to reach a contract agreement with management.

USDA Awards $11.64 Million To States And Tribes For A National Animal Identification System
Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced the selection of 29 state and tribal projects to receive a total of $11.64 million to advance the national animal identification initiative.

Europe

NORWAY: Consumers willing to pay more for quality beef
A Norwegian project, "Quality, information and labelling", aimed at determining how best to market domestic beef, has found that customers were most interested in how tender and juicy a cut was, and would happily pay more to be sure of getting what they wanted.

REACTION TO EU EXPANSION
Meat industry organizations from the enlarged European Union meet in Warsaw.

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES
British beef association hits out at continued block on over 30 moNth old cattle and export markets.

USA

States and tribes receive $11.64 million for national animal identification system
Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman on Thursday announced 29 state and tribal projects that will receive a total of $11.64 million to advance the national animal identification system (NAIS) initiative.

Meat industry near total compliance on ruminant feed ban
Ninety-nine percent of rendering and feed industry firms are in full compliance with government guidelines regarding feed production and the feeding of mammalian protein to ruminants, according to an update issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Tuesday.

BSE TESTING REVISED
USDA will delay releasing information about unconfirmed BSE positives until additional rapid testing is complete.

BEEF PLANT STRIKE
Workers at Chicago Beef walk off the job after failing to reach a contract agreement with management.

USDA Awards $11.64 Million To States And Tribes For A National Animal Identification System
Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced the selection of 29 state and tribal projects to receive a total of $11.64 million to advance the national animal identification initiative.