The new land army (Nyngan Observer) Steve Skopolianos scans a sea of lettuce, the symmetrical waves of growth stretching half a kilometre to the banks of Victoria's Maribyrnong River. He reels off their varieties with the pride of an old-style farmer with soil in his veins. [News Source]

Who’s on first in battle against BSE? (Prairie Star) In the old Superman comics there is an alternative world, an alternate reality, where things are topsy-turvy, or opposite. This alternate reality place was called “Bizarro world.” [News Source]

Our little sugars are polluting local waters. Why then are some of our most popular beaches posted with signs stating not to enter the water due to high bacteria levels? The answer is all the little sugars. [News Source]

Japan halts beef imports from Kansas meatpacker. Japan has temporarily banned beef imports from a U.S. meatpacking plant because recent shipments have been found to contain meat from cattle more than 20 months old, violating a bilateral trade agreement. [News Source]

BSE study seeking farmers, ranchers. The University of Ottawa Institute for Population Health is seeking Saskatchewan farmers and ranchers to participate in a focus group to study the socio-economic impacts of BSE. [News Source]

Japan blocks imports from Kansas beef plant (Tulsa World) A shopper looks over U.S. beef at a Marunaka supermarket in Takamatsu, a city in Japan’s Kagawa Prefecture. [News Source]

Around the world (Houston Chronicle) Sony Corp. is selling its advanced computer chip operations to Toshiba Corp., a Sony official said today. The Sony official, speaking on condition of anonymity because the announcement is yet to be official and involves another party, said the agreement will be announced later in the day. [News Source]