U.S. can block mad cow testing (Post-Bulletin) GTON -- A federal appeals court says the government can prohibit meat packers from testing their animals for mad cow disease. The Agriculture Department tests only a small percentage of cows for the deadly disease; Kansas meatpacker Creekstone Farms [News Source]

Deer managers ramp up alerts. Last Monday, Michigan's white-tailed deer became a marked animal with the confirmation of the state's first case of the subtle but deadly chronic wasting disease the equivalent of mad cow disease - in deer, elk, and moose. [News Source]

Vegetable as fuel. Ryan Gassner's garage is crowded with white buckets, tubes and pumps - at first glance, it appears he may have a major home wine-making operation under way. But it's not wine Gassner is producing - it's homemade fuel from used vegetable oil. [News Source]

Appeals court says U.S. can block mad cow testing (Helena Independent Record) WASHINGTON — The Bush administration can prohibit meat packers from testing their animals for mad cow disease, a federal appeals court said Friday. [News Source]

Court: U.S. can block mad cow testing (The Bismarck Tribune) WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court says the government can prohibit meat packers from testing their animals for mad cow disease. [News Source]