Japanese eatery chain to sell U.S. beef. Japanese restaurant chain Zenshoku said it will serve U.S. beef starting Tuesday, a first among this nation's restaurants since the ban on American beef was lifted last month. [News Source]

U.S. beef on Japanese restaurant menu is first since ban (49 ABC News Topeka) In agriculture news, a restaurant chain in Japan will start serving American beef again. This move comes after years of investigation into Mad Cow Disease in the U.S. [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]