Fighting Terrorism On The Farm (KIMA Yakima) Terrorists trying to hurt us don't need bombs and guns if they hit heartland. The Feds argue the ag industry is unprotected and vulnerable to attack with the threat of Agroterrorism. Now, the Department of Homeland Security is helping local farmers. [News Source]

Ground beef used in Huron School District’s lunch program came from plant being probed (Huron Plainsman) Ground beef from a California slaughterhouse under investigation by the Agriculture Department has been used in the Huron School District’s lunch program, but no one has become ill and the balance of the meat on hand is in the freezer until there is further word from the government, the school nutrition director said Friday. [News Source]

State expands list of school that received suspect beef (Minnesota Public Radio) Officials have expanded their warning about beef from a suspect California supplier. More than 700 schools and districts in Minnesota may have received the meat as part of the USDA's National School Lunch Program. [News Source]

Hold Order Put On Beef Served At Public Schools (CBS4 Denver) Public school districts across the Denver metro area have temporarily stopped serving beef in their cafeterias. The federal government took action after an undercover investigation by the Humane Society. [News Source]

Meat Company Fires 2 Over Cruelty to Livestock (Washington Post) A California slaughterhouse yesterday fired two employees, and the Agriculture Department opened a formal investigation following revelations that the plant used inhumane and what appear to be illegal methods to get sick and hobbled cows past federal inspectors. [News Source]

Slaughterhouse 12 (New York Times) When a dozen workers at a Minnesota meat plant are stricken with a mysterious neurological illness, health officials scramble to figure out why. [News Source]

Down Cows: Potential Problem For Cattle Producers (CattleNetwork.com) A down cow is a dreaded problem for any cattle producer and almost always has a negative economic impact, sometimes one that is quite severe. Prevention is always the best approach to downers. [News Source]

Warning issued on beef supplier to schools (Pasadena Star-News) The California Department of Education has urged school districts across the state to stop serving all but a few beef products after allegations that a Chino-based meat supplier butchered weak or ill cattle. [News Source]

Warning issued on beef supplier to schools (San Gabriel Valley Tribune) The California Department of Education has urged school districts across the state to stop serving all but a few beef products after allegations that a Chino-based meat supplier butchered weak or ill cattle. [News Source]

Resolution of beef row vital for U.S. FTA: official. South Korea sees the resolution of a beef trade spat with the United States as a key to winning U.S. Congressional approval of a free trade agreement that the two countries signed last June, a Seoul official said Monday. [News Source]