U.S. may lift ban on older cattle imports. Canadian farmers could soon be shipping older cattle across the border, thanks to the U.S. government's proposal to lift some of the last remaining import bans in place since the 2003 mad cow outbreak. [News Source]

Mad Cow Ban on Canadian Beef to Be Lifted (Environment News Service) WASHINGTON, DC , January 5, 2007 (ENS) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, is proposing to allow imports of Canadian beef despite the fact that Canada has found nine cases of mad cow disease. The U.S. has found three cases, including one animal born in Canada. [News Source]