Appeals court agrees to hear challenge on Canadian cattle trade
US - A federal appeals court has agreed to hear another challenge from a ranchers' group that wants to ban Canadian cattle from crossing the border. R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America went back to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after a Montana...

Revised BSE Measures For US Imports
CANADA - Canada is opening its border to a broader range of animals and animal products from the United States, which were suspended following the confirmation of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Washington State in 2003. Source: Cfia<...

Last two cases of BSE in U.S. 'atypical'
US - The last two cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the U.S. have different molecular characteristics than a 2003 case in Washington state and most of the cases diagnosed in Europe, according to a statement from USDA. Source: Agriculture...

If companies want to test for BSE, let them
IOWA - Creekstone Farms Premium Beef is David. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and corporate America is Goliath. Iowa cattle farmers should pray little David eventually slays the giant. But I have a feeling the slingshot is empty and free enterprise...

Korea Fears US May Take Beef Case to WTO
IOWA - The government is alert to the possibility that the United States will take the case to the World Trade Organization (WTO), should Korea continue to delay its import of U.S. beef. Source: Truth about Trade & Technology

USDA Complete Analysis Of BSE-Positive Cow
US - “The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have completed their investigations regarding a...

USDA Release BSE Prevalence Estimate for U.S.
WASHINGTON - Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced USDA's estimate of the prevalence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the United States. Source: USDA

USDA To Release Analysis Of US BSE Testing Friday
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture will unveil the analysis it has done on nearly two year's worth of testing for mad-cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, on Friday, the USDA said Thursday. Source: CattleNetwork

Producer battles to test all beef
US - A Kansas beef producer is in Washington this week trying to garner legislative support in its two-year battle against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which will not allow the company to test all of its cattle for mad cow disease. Source:...

US ranchers seek to bar Japan, Canada beef imports
WASHINGTON - American ranchers' group R-CALF said on Wednesday it was considering legal action after its members voted to try to stop the U.S. government from importing cattle and beef products from animals over 30 months old from BSE-affected countries....

Mad cow madness: USDA stands in the way of broader testing
CHICAGO - If a hospital wanted to advertise that it upholds sanitary standards higher than any required by the government, no one would object. A used-car dealer who decided to offer only vehicles with the best crash-test scores would be free to do...

Despite new mad cow cases, U.S. wants to lift restrictions on Canada
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration wants to end remaining mad cow disease-related restrictions on Canadian cattle, despite two fresh cases there. Source: Fosters Online

USDA Defends Canadian Cattle Safety After Latest BSE Case
WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns on Thursday vigorously defended the Canadian measures to keep its cattle and beef safe from mad-cow disease despite the country's latest case. Canada's fifth case of mad-cow disease,...

Origins of mad cow case still a mystery
US - Farm officials have chased nearly three dozen leads stemming from a recent case of mad cow disease in Alabama, but still haven't determined the origins of the infected cow, the state veterinarian said Friday. Source: The Montgomery Adverti...

Creekstone Files Lawsuit Challenging Ban On Voluntary BSE Testing
US - Creekstone Farms ® Premium Beef, LLC, an innovative market leader producing award winning Black Angus Beef, filed a lawsuit today against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Creekstone has sued USDA for refusing to allow the...

S. Korea Expected To Accept USDA Assurances On BSE Cow
US - South Korea is certain to accept U.S. assurances that the latest case of mad-cow disease in the U.S. isn't a result of weak cattle-feed safety measures, U.S. Department of Agriculture officials said Tuesday. The USDA, responding to concerns laid...

Japan rejects US calls to end beef ban immediately
TOKYO - Japan rejected a US call for the immediate resumption of US beef imports, saying Japanese consumers will not buy the meat unless Washington clears concerns over mad cow disease. Source: Forbes

U.S. still unable to track diseased livestock
WASHINGTON — Investigators may never figure out where the Alabama cow with mad-cow disease was born and raised, in part because the United States lacks a livestock-tracking system the Bush administration promised two years ago. Source: Seattle...

Rice urges Japan to reconsider ban on US beef
US - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Saturday asked Japan to reconsider its embargo on US beef due to its concerns about mad cow disease, her spokesman said. Source: Forbes

US Likely To Test Offspring Calf Of BSE Cow For Disease
US - The USDA confirmed Monday this week the Alabama cow was the third case of BSE found in the U.S. The cow was exhumed Thursday from where the owner had buried it on an Alabama farm so that government officials could re-examine the animal's teeth...