Tuesday June 06th 2006, 11:21 pm
South Korea is to prolong its ban on US beef imports, citing problems at US meat processing facilities, officials said.
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South Korea delays resumption of US beef imports (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Australian Stocks Drop, Led by BHP Billiton and Rinker Group (Bloomberg.com)
Tuesday June 06th 2006, 9:52 pm
June 7 (Bloomberg) -- Australian stocks fell, led by mining shares such as BHP Billiton as metals prices including copper and zinc declined in London.
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Ranchers file appeal in Canada beef import case (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Tuesday June 06th 2006, 5:13 pm
In its latest attempt to halt the importation of Canadian beef and cattle, the U.S. rancher group R-CALF USA said on Tuesday it has filed a notice of appeal to a U.S. District Court decision in April that allowed such imports to continue.
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Agriculture News from HPJ - Your Ag News Source (High Plains Journal)
Tuesday June 06th 2006, 9:13 am
OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA officials made the decision nearly a year ago that the discovery of a different strain of mad cow disease in the U.S. would not affect their regulatory decisions, USDA's chief veterinarian told DTN.
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`Biopharmed’ rice reaps resistance.
Tuesday June 06th 2006, 7:00 am
Ventria splices human genes into crops to treat childhood diarrhea. But its open-air drug factory has met open hostility from diverse interests.
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`Biopharmed’ Rice Reaps Resistance (Los Angeles Times)
Tuesday June 06th 2006, 3:04 am
Ventria splices human genes into crops to treat childhood diarrhea. But its open-air drug factory has met open hostility from diverse interests.
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Some ranchers shy on first day since mad cow announcement (AG Weekly)
Tuesday June 06th 2006, 12:13 am
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.
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‘Missing’ report on CJD found in files (UPI)
Tuesday June 06th 2006, 12:05 am
CARDIFF, Wales, June 5 (UPI) -- Two copies of a report on meat tainted with mad-cow disease at Welsh schools turned up in government archives after officials said all had been lost.
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