National cattlemen support Creekstone (The Arkansas City Traveler) Billings, Mont. - A national cattle producers group has issued a statement supporting Creekstone Farms Premium Beef in its legal battle with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which for years has blocked the meatpacker from testing its own cattle for mad cow disease. [News Source]

Appeals Court Rules Against Meatpacker (The Morning News) A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia ruled recently that testing for mad cow disease will be left to laboratories approved by the federal government. [News Source]