Cash Cow? (The Morning News) The multi-million dollar question that has puzzled Tyson Foods Inc. executives is not, “Where’s the beef,” but more like, “Where’s the money in beef.” [News Source]

Feds Stand By Tyson Foods (The Morning News) The Morning News The U.S. Department of Agriculture has denied a Japanese request to remove a Nebraska beef processing facility owned by Tyson Foods Inc. from a list of plants authorized for Japanese export. [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]