RESUMPTION OF US BEEF IMPORTS, FTA SEE SKOREAN MEAT PRICES FALL (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) Statistics   The resumption of U.S. beef imports and signing of the free trade pact between Seoul and Washington caused overall meat prices to fall in the third quarter, the government said Tuesday. [News Source]

Resumption Of US Beef Imports, FTA See Skorean Meat Prices Fall (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) The resumption of U.S. beef imports and signing of the free trade pact between Seoul and Washington caused overall meat prices to fall in the third quarter, the government said Tuesday. [News Source]

Creative writing instructor coming to town this month (Carberry News-Express) Karen Emilson is the former Communications Coordinator for the Manitoba Cattle Producers Association and author of the non-fiction book Where Children Run and its sequel, When Memories Remain. [News Source]

A new way of spreading Christmas cheer (Independent Online) Looking for a Christmas gift with a difference? How about a soft toy based on the virus that causes black death? [News Source]

Producers slam tougher U.S. tests for Canadian meat, poultry (The Globe and Mail) Concerns raised about inspection practices at an Alberta packing plant believed to be the source of an E. coli outbreak in eight states [News Source]