Animal fat fuels partnership. ConocoPhillips, the third-largest U.S. oil company, and Tyson Foods Inc., the world's biggest meat producer, plan to jointly develop diesel fuel from animal fat in an effort to boost biofuels production and profits. [News Source]

Canada Meets Russian Requirements Regarding Deliveries Of Meat (CattleNetwork.com) Deliveries of cattle, beef and beef by-products from Canada were banned in the spring of 2003 because of the detection of BSE (so called “mad cow disease”). The ban on brood cattle imports from Canada was lifted in January of this year. [News Source]