Texas ranchers are looking south. Texas ranchers say they believe this week's lifting of a ban on U.S. imports of older cows from Canada could open the gates to more exports of Texas cattle as they hope Mexico will follow suit. [News Source]

Little joy for cattlemen as mad-cow crisis ends. The final end to the mad-cow crisis and its ensuing ban on exports of live, older cattle to the U.S. will not quickly return the industry to its former health, says a Scotiabank report. [News Source]