Enzi: USDA’s ‘Minimal Risk’ Beef Maximizes U.S. Market Danger (CattleNetwork.com) Washington , D.C. - In light of a recent ruling which could affect the American beef market, a group of U.S. senators is urging action to stop the importation of unsafe Canadian cattle. [News Source]

Poland sees Russian policy as aimed at discrediting Polish food -agriculture minister (Interfax) WARSAW. OCTOBER 4. INTERFAX CENTRAL EUROPE - Poland's Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Wojciech Mojzesowicz protested Thursday against Russian trade policy, saying that its purpose is to unfairly discredit Polish agricultural products. [News Source]

Cattle ID: Digital Angel Receives Over $600,000 Order From The USDA For NAIS (CattleNetwork.com) SO. ST. PAUL, MN ( Tuesday October 2 2007, 8:30 am ) - Digital Angel Corporation (the "Company") (AMEX:DOC), an advanced technology company in the field of rapid and accurate identification, location tracking and condition monitoring of high-value assets, announced today that it has received an order for 630,000 compliant radio frequency identification (RFID) ear tags valued at more than ... [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]

Rehberg: Trade rep makes stand on beef (Billings Gazette) WASHINGTON - Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., said Wednesday that U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab has assured him that the Bush administration will not push a free-trade agreement with South Korea until the country opens its market to U.S. beef. [News Source]

Current Issue: (California Aggie) Yellow Swans, Mouthus, Oaxacan Today, 8:30 p.m., Technocultural Studies Building The Portland improv duo Yellow Swans describes their music as, "a constantly evolving mass of psychedelic noise that is both physically arresting and psychically liberating." [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]

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]

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]

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