Big Beef Over Pacific Rim Cattle Trade (Oregon Public Broadcasting) Restarting U.S. beef exports to Asia could soften the competitive pressures on Western cattle ranchers.  That’s what a Northwest Congressman told a regional conference of farmers of ranchers Thursday. [News Source]

TAX-NEWS.COM (Tax-News.com) Free trade agreements have featured high on the agenda for the South Korean authorities this week, with announcements that the country plans to push for such deals with China and Russia, and discussion of the sticking points in negotiations with the United States. [News Source]

Killer teen sentenced as an adult (CNews) Corey Edward Spence has been sentenced to life in prison for a fatal gang war shooting that caught innocent bystander Phil Haiart in the crossfire. [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]