Latest BSE Case Causes U.S. Cattle Prices To Drop (Yankton Press & Dakotan)  Billings, Mont. — Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday that, “Cattle fell to the lowest price this month on speculation that export demand for U.S. beef will slow after neighboring Canada last week reported its 14th case of mad cow disease since 2003…” [News Source]

K-State professor’s USDA research shows mad cow disease also caused by genetic mutation (EurekAlert!) New findings about the causes of mad cow disease show that sometimes it may be genetic. [News Source]

Congress to address dumping of sewage sludge. Consumer and food groups are taking their fight to Congress to put a stop to the dumping of toxic sewage sludge on U.S. farmland. [News Source]