Panel of judges hears plea from ranchers in mad cow case (KTVQ Billings) Associated Press - July 14, 2007 2:24 PM ET PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A ranchers' group has made a last-ditch appeal for further consideration of a ban on the import of Canadian cattle. [News Source]

Panel of judges hears plea from ranchers in mad cow case… (KXMA-TV Dickinson) A ranchers' group has made a last-ditch appeal for further consideration of a ban on the import of Canadian cattle. The group went in front of a federal appeals court panel in Portland, Oregon, yesterday. Their plea has already been reject [News Source]

Chinese fake out. The good news is that individual companies and the Chinese government are getting a lesson in free-market branding and quality control that will do more to promote safer products than trade barriers ever will. [News Source]

As new BSE rules begin, industry has beefs. Starting on Thursday, cattle tissues that can transmit the disease, also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), must be handled, transported and disposed of in special ways to prevent the material from getting into the human food supply, animal feeds, pet foods and fertilizers. [News Source]

Discount mart in S. Korea sells U.S. beef; some pulled after protests (Kearney Hub) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. beef was being sold in South Korean stores Friday for the first time since a ban triggered by mad cow disease fears was lifted, but protesters who scuffled with police prompted some shops to stop selling the meat. [News Source]

U.S. Beef For Sale In South Korea After Ban Lifted (KCCI 8 Des Moines) U.S. beef is being sold in South Korean stores for the first time since a ban triggered by fears of mad cow disease was lifted. [News Source]