USDA begins process to open border to older Canadian cattle (Prairie Star) Citing the need to harmonize the cattle trade with countries presenting a minimal risk of introducing bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) into the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, on Sept. 14, published rules that will eventually allow older Canadian cattle to move south across the border. [News Source]

Selling Steak to China (Time Magazine) To satisfy China's hankering for steak, American cowboys are teaching Inner Mongolians a new way to raise cattle [News Source]

Where is your food really from? The kinds of labels that tell Americans where their shirts and toys come from are finally, after years of delay, expected to identify the sources of many foods. [News Source]

Grass-fed animals are healthier (Rapid City Journal) “To love and appreciate the Rocky Mountains, you only open your eyes, but to love and appreciate the prairie, you must open your soul.” [News Source]

Johanns Could Be Leaving USDA Just in Time (AG Weekly) WASHINGTON — The Department of Agriculture is rarely in the headlines these days, but when Secretary Mike Johanns stepped down last week, he listed a range of projects that span the agency’s broad reach, from preparing for an outbreak of a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza to developing an online facility for providing U.S. citizens with nutrition advice. [News Source]

Merde! Ramsay moves in on the French (Times Online) GORDON RAMSAY is to turn the dining tables on French culinary snobs by setting up a restaurant in Paris dedicated to the joys of British food. [News Source]

USDA begins process to open border to older Canadian cattle (Prairie Star) Citing the need to harmonize the cattle trade with countries presenting a minimal risk of introducing bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) into the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, on Sept. 14, published rules that will eventually allow older Canadian cattle to move south across the border. [News Source]

R-CALF: New FTAs detrimental to U.S. food safety (Prairie Star) WASHINGTON, D.C. n Recently negotiated free trade agreements (FTAs) with Peru, Panama and Colombia would limit inspections and safety requirements for food imported into the U.S. from these countries. [News Source]

What’s wrong with British cattle? It's been a rough start to the fall for British farmers, with reports of mad cow disease, foot-and-mouth disease, and now bluetongue disease. So what makes British cattle so sickly? Heathrow Airport. [News Source]

Drought costs Turkey YTL 3 billion. Drought has cost Turkey between YTL 2.5 billion and YTL 3 billion this year, acutely affecting nearly 435,000 farmers Mehdi Eker, minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, announced in his statement to Referans. [News Source]