SKorea, US resume talks on Seoul’s American beef import ban (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News) The United States was pushing South Korea on Monday to overturn its ban on American beef, as Seoul weighed its mad cow disease fears against the benefits of a wider bilateral free-trade agreement. [News Source]

Wisconsin: ban on downer cows could cost farmers. Dairy farmers stand to lose income if the government honors congressional demands for a total ban on downer cattle after a California slaughterhouse failed to keep them out of the food supply. [News Source]

S. Korean gov’t pushing for resolution of U.S. beef import standoff. South Korea is considering resolving the U.S. beef import standoff by removing a major barrier to an early ratification of a free trade deal with the United States, sources said Sunday. [News Source]