S Korea lifts US beef ban. The US beef industry is hoping to make big inroads into South Korea, in the wake of a decision to lift a two-and-a-half year export ban. [News Source]

BSE likely came from feed (Iowa Farmer) OTTAWA (AP) -- An Alberta, Canada, dairy cow that was diagnosed last month with BSE (mad-cow disease) probably contracted the disease from contaminated feed, federal regulators said. [News Source]

Japanese ‘beef bowl’ chain joyously restores U.S. beef (Lincoln Journal Star) TOKYO — The Japanese fast-food chain that made its fame on a rice dish topped with American beef said the “beef bowl” will return Sept. 18 after a two-year hiatus caused by a mad-cow scare. [News Source]