‘Managing Innovation’ to highlight week (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News) Events are few this first week of June, and don't begin to pick up until late in the week. No local companies will report earnings this week, so enjoy the calm before the midyear report storm. [News Source]

Some ranchers shy on first day since mad cow announcement (AG Weekly) TULIA, Texas -- West Texas rancher Kevin Crooks lost about $1 million in the year following the country's first case of mad cow 18 months ago. If he'd had cattle big enough to sell at the Tulia Livestock Auction on Monday, he wouldn't have brought a one. [News Source]

Theater Review: ‘Kid-Simple: a radio play in the flesh’ (Orlando Sentinel) Sight becomes sound and sound becomes sight in Kid-Simple, the dizzying comedy by young playwright Jordan Harrison at Mad Cow Theatre. [News Source]

Human risk of vCJD revised (New Scientist) Could a whole new section of the population be at risk of developing the human form of mad cow disease? [News Source]

Vet shortage called a threat to food safety. Food safety and America's ability to handle outbreaks of catastrophic animal diseases are being threatened by a projected shortage in food animal veterinarians, a new study shows. [News Source]

20-year-old is the third victim of mad cow disease. A 20-year-old man from Co Wicklow, Ireland has become the latest victim of vCJD, the human form of mad cow disease. [News Source]

Co Wicklow man dies from vCJD (u.tv) A 20-year-old County Wicklow man has lost his battle against what it thought to be the human form of mad cow disease. It is believed to be the third death from variant CJD in Ireland. [News Source]

Reverse split helps eMerge recover after shaky start (Florida Today) eMerge stock recovers from a shaky start in its first day of trading after reverse split. [News Source]

Letter to the editor (AG Weekly) What impact will the National Animal Identification System (www.NoNAIS.rog) have on every American? [News Source]

Some ranchers shy on first day since mad cow announcement (AG Weekly) TULIA, Texas -- West Texas rancher Kevin Crooks lost about $1 million in the year following the country's first case of mad cow 18 months ago. If he'd had cattle big enough to sell at the Tulia Livestock Auction on Monday, he wouldn't have brought a one. [News Source]