Many Ohioans think state’s farmland at risk. A new survey suggests the farming industry is increasingly moving away from its roots. [News Source]

Japan chain beefs up menu. Zenshoku Co., which specializes in barbecue restaurants, began serving American beef at 57 of its outlets on Tuesday -- the first restaurants to do so since the easing of Japan's ban on U.S. beef, imposed in 2003 due to mad cow concerns. [News Source]

RFID May Be Key To Finding Latest Mad Cow Case (Network Computing) Canada has spotted more cases of mad cow disease, and some U.S. experts say an aggressive RFID tagging program has helped find sick animals faster. [News Source]