South Korea, U.S. Try to Save Trade Deal (ABC News) South Korea, U.S. Try to Save Proposed Free Trade Deal in Extended High-Level Talks [News Source]

South Korea, U.S. try to save trade deal (AP via Yahoo! News) The United States and South Korea worked Sunday to save a proposed free trade agreement in extended high-level talks, after failing to conclude the deal by an original U.S.-imposed deadline. [News Source]

SKorea, U.S. try to save trade talks (AP via Yahoo! News) The United States and South Korea worked Sunday to save a proposed free trade agreement in extended high-level talks, after failing to conclude the deal by an original U.S.-imposed deadline. [News Source]

Beef processors to get gov’t money. Saskatchewan will provide $7.3 million to help the beef processing sector as Canada moves to tighten its animal feed rules. [News Source]

US, South Korea Extend Talks in Last Minute Push for Trade Deal (Voice of America) The push for a trade liberalization deal between the United States and South Korea is going down to the wire. Negotiators extended their deadline to hammer out sensitive issues to produce a deal before a crucial legislative deadline. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul. [News Source]

Farm-raised deer, elk also would be affected if Fish and Game changes rules (The Nashua Telegraph) The proposed changes to wildlife rules include minor alterations involving many species other than reptiles and amphibians. ... [News Source]

Judge: Government must allow private testing for mad cow (Mohave Valley News) WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government must allow meatpackers to test their animals for mad cow disease, a federal judge ruled Thursday. [News Source]

US says S Korea talks ‘not going well’ (FT.com via Yahoo! News) US and Korean negotiators were scheduled to resume free trade talks on Saturday after failing to reach an agreement Friday night. [News Source]

SKorea, US free trade talks go down to the wire (AFP via Yahoo! News) US and South Korean negotiators haggled Friday over a free trade agreement, hours before the deadline for any deal, but the White House said the talks might fail. [News Source]

HEADS UP (Kansas City Star) The government must allow meat packers to test for mad cow disease, U.S. District Judge James Robertson ruled Thursday in Washington. Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, an Arkansas City, Kan., meatpacker, wanted to test its cows to assure clients they were safe from the disease, but larger competitors balked at the cost. The Agriculture Department had sided with them. [News Source]