SKorea halts inspection of US beef shipments over mad cow concern (Philstar.com) SEOUL (AP) - South Korea suspended inspections of U.S. beef shipments after a banned bone piece was found in a recent shipment, a news report said Friday. [News Source]

Report: SKorea Halts US Beef Inspection (AP via Yahoo! Finance) South Korea suspended quarantine inspections of U.S. beef imports after a banned bone piece was found in a recent shipment, a news report said Friday. [News Source]

SKorea blocks US beef imports over mad cow concern (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News) South Korea suspended U.S. beef imports after inspectors found a piece of bone banned over mad cow concerns in a recent shipment, the Agriculture Ministry said Friday. [News Source]

SKorea blocks US beef imports over mad cow concern (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News) South Korea suspended U.S. beef imports after inspectors found a piece of bone banned over mad cow concerns in a recent shipment, the Agriculture Ministry said Friday. [News Source]

Legislatures lead the way in preventing Canadian cattle imports (KTVQ Billings) The new USDA rule is scheduled to go into effect on November 19th [News Source]

News Index (Prince George Citizen Online) VICTORIA - A B.C. Green party leadership candidate challenged Premier Gordon Campbell's Liberal government to a game of chicken Thursday, selling an illegal bird on the steps of the legislature in defiance of a new provincial meat regulation. [News Source]

Resolution of Disapproval would block USDA OTM plan (Iowa Farmer) U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) introduced a formal “Resolution of Disapproval” Oct. 3 to block a new Bush Administration proposal to allow resumption of imports of Canadian beef and cattle over 30 months of age. [News Source]

Consumers relying more on locally grown food (Bayou Business Review) KRAEMER -- Shelton Mahler doesn’t need a newspaper or television to tell him when there’s a nationwide meat scare. [News Source]

Rehberg gets assurances from Bush on opening U.S. beef trade to South Korea (Helena Independent Record) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., said Wednesday that U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab assured him the Bush administration will not push a free-trade agreement with South Korea until the country has opened its market to U.S. beef. [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]