Travels through a midlife crisis (The Observer) 'You should come to the party on Saturday night at The Pit,' Boris says. 'There'll be hundreds of bikers from all over the Balkans, exotic dancers, lots of meat and drink. We will get very messed up, yes. But,' he adds, ominously, 'it's gonna cost you some blood.' [News Source]

Money on the hoof (The Columbus Dispatch) The cows in Vic Luneborg’s southwestern Ohio fields have a foreign-sounding name, but their role in the beef market is based on a basic tenet of American capitalism: Find a niche and make the most of it. [News Source]

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USDA: South Korea Beef Trade Issues Need Resolution (CattleNetwork.com) WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Unresolved issues between the U.S. and South Korea are preventing the creation of a "commercially viable" environment for U.S. beef trade to thrive, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. [News Source]