Beef recall case: Cattle abuse wasn’t a rare occurrence (USA Today) The abuse of non-ambulatory cattle at a California slaughterhouse has renewed calls for a ban on the slaughter of such animals, and newly released government records show such mishandling in past years was more than a rare occurrence. [News Source]

USDA beef recall creates challenge (Tri-State Neighbor) Bo Reagan concedes the beef industry is facing a huge challenge after the USDA recalled 143 million pounds of meat produced at a California plant. [News Source]

Schafer addresses farm bill, Canadian BSE and Cuban trade (The Prairie Star) There has been no shortage of problems or concerns to face for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's new secretary, Ed Schafer. [News Source]

Lessons learned from largest U.S. meat recall (AG Weekly) Not since Upton Sinclair’s 1906 book “The Jungle” has the American meat market been this shaken. [News Source]

Young people’s production sends audience into the future (Kern Valley Sun) Sierra Performing Arts (SPA) went Sci-Fi last weekend as they presented 'SAFE,' the musical fantasy adventure written by SPA member Mary Hanawalt, which featured young performers from throughout the Kern River Valley. [News Source]

Critics say ‘don’t test, don’t find’ is rule for mad cow disease (Sentinel & Enterprise) After the country's first mad cow case was found in 2003, the federal government ramped up testing cattle for the fatal disease. [News Source]

Iowans say beef industry safe overall (The Daily Iowan) A massive beef recall encompassing 143 million pounds of meat doesn't have Iowa farmers or industry officials worried about an unsafe food supply. [News Source]

Rockland AM Report (The Journal News) 4:29 p.m., Spring Valley, food on stove. 7:00 p.m., Hillcrest, malicious false alarm. [News Source]