Loss at Tyson Means No Bonus for Officials (New York Times) Tyson Foods has cut the pay of its chairman and chief executive by withholding bonuses after the company suffered its first yearly loss since 1994. [News Source]

Tyson Slashes Executives’ Pay After 1st Yearly Loss Since 1994 (Bloomberg.com) Dec. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Tyson Foods Inc. slashed the pay of Chairman John Tyson and Chief Executive Officer Richard Bond by withholding bonuses after the world's biggest meat company suffered its first yearly loss since 1994. [News Source]

For U.S. beef, board’s backing vital. Despite the return of U.S. beef to some foreign markets after mad-cow disease was found in the U.S. three years ago, many borders remain closed. Now the Bush administration is hoping an international beef-safety rating system will loosen remaining barriers. [News Source]

Filter may stop spread of mad cow through blood. Scientists have developed technology that may prevent the transmission of the human form of mad cow disease by filtering the pathogens that cause the illness out of tainted blood. [News Source]

Think globally, eat locally. Maybe we don't know as much as we think we do about food. [News Source]

Premise registration continues on plan (Iowa Farmer) Editor’s note: On Nov.. 22, the Bush administration pledged not to make a planned National Animal Identification System mandatory. However, that has not derailed movement toward a voluntary tracking system. [News Source]