Bush to urge Fukuda to end age limit on beef imports (The Japan Times) WASHINGTON (Kyodo) U.S. President George W. Bush is poised to turn up the heat on Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda during their planned talks later this month to repeal the age limit on U.S. beef... Read more ... [News Source]

U.S. BEEF INDUSTRY PRESSES SEOUL TO FULLY OPEN ITS MARKET (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) Trade / foreign investment   Citing the safety of U.S. beef, visiting representatives of the U.S. beef industry on Friday called on Seoul to fully open its market, according to government officials. [News Source]

U.S. Beef Industry Presses Seoul To Fully Open Its Market (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) Citing the safety of U.S. beef, visiting representatives of the U.S. beef industry on Friday called on Seoul to fully open its market, according to government officials. [News Source]

TOTAL U.S. BEEF EXPORTS SET TO FALL AS TALKS CONTINUE WITH SEOUL (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) Regulations / Law   Overall U.S. meat exports were estimated to fall this year and next despite higher production, partly because of suspension of exports to South Korea, the latest report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said. [News Source]

Total U.S. Beef Exports Set To Fall As Talks Continue With Seoul (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) Overall U.S. meat exports were estimated to fall this year and next despite higher production, partly because of suspension of exports to South Korea, the latest report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said. [News Source]

In Tomorrow’s Paper (EdmontonSun.com) 'Exercise should be fun. Do something you love.' Read more in Cary Castagna's Lifestyle column. Find last week's Keeping Fit here. [News Source]

Bovine TB found on farm in B.C. (Vancouver Province) A case of bovine tuberculosis has been discovered on a single farm in British Columbia, prompting more than two dozen farms in this province and Alberta to be placed under quarantine to keep the disease from spreading. [News Source]

Bovine TB scare shuts 28 farms in Alberta, B.C. (Canada.com) A case of bovine tuberculosis has been discovered on a single farm in British Columbia, prompting more than two dozen farms in that province and Alberta to be placed under quarantine to keep the disease from spreading. [News Source]

10-year vision? Try 10-day survival. Beef farmers have once again fallen on lean times — thanks to sky-high feed, … (The Ottawa Sun) COBDEN -- An Ontario Cattlemen's Association meeting here Thursday to discuss its 10-year vision was the best-attended among several held across the province in recent weeks. [News Source]

EPAC’s ‘Godspell’ is timely and terrific (Lancaster Online) The new production of the 1971 musical classic "Godspell" at Ephrata Performing Arts Center brings audiences plenty of good news. You'll leave the theater singing, possibly dancing, and definitely believing that we're all in this life together. The 10-member cast fills the sta... [News Source]