In praise of purple tomatoes. A genetically-engineered purple tomato is being touted as a healthy new super food to fight cancer and heart disease. [News Source]

Valley Proteins renders new animal feed regulation hurtful, unnecessary. A new federal regulation meant to guard against the spread of mad cow disease is unnecessary and could pose an even greater public health risk if farmers are left to dispose of dead livestock themselves, says a local company. [News Source]

Collection sites set for CWD monitoring (Liberty County Times) Wednesday, October 29, 2008 4:03 PM CDT Fish, Wildlife and Parks will be collecting the heads of harvested deer and elk this fall in approximately 30 hunting districts to monitor for chronic wasting disease. [News Source]

Cattle Rise as Falling Dollar May Spur Beef Exports; Hogs Drop (Bloomberg) Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Cattle futures rose the most in 19 months as the dollar fell the most since 1998, making U.S. beef cheaper for buyers using other currencies. Hogs declined. [News Source]

Cattle Rise as Falling Dollar May Spur Beef Exports; Hogs Fall (Bloomberg) Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Cattle futures rose for a third day as the dollar fell the most since 1998, making U.S. beef cheaper for buyers using other currencies. Hogs fell. [News Source]

Cattle Rise as Falling Dollar May Spur Beef Exports (Correct) (Bloomberg) (Corrects second paragraph to show dollar fell today.) Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Cattle futures rose for a third day as the dollar plunged, making U.S. beef cheaper for buyers using other currencies. Hogs declined. [News Source]

Cattle Rise as Falling Dollar May Spur Beef Exports; Hogs Fall (Bloomberg) Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Cattle futures rose for a third day as the dollar fell, making U.S. beef cheaper for buyers using other currencies. Hogs fell. U.S. [News Source]

Livestock Highlights: Uncertified Beef, Melamine, Meat Exports (CattleNetwork.com) BEIJING (AFP)--A U.N. agency called Tuesday for China to immediately disclose if an industrial chemical found in dairy products had been used in livestock feed and contaminated the wider food chain. [News Source]

Advances In The Science And Practice Of Transfusion And Transplantation Included In New Book (Medical News Today) Transfusion science, a discipline of biomedicine concerned with preventing the transmission of diseases associated with blood transfusion and tissue transplantation, has made significant progress in recent years. The second edition of an informative book in this field, Transfusion Science, was recently released by Scion Publishing (http://www.scionpublishing.com). [News Source]

Japan halts beef imports from U.S. Swift plant (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News) TOKYO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Japan has suspended beef imports from Swift & Co's processing plant in Grand Island, Nebraska, after it shipped boxes lacking required safety certification by the U.S. government, a Ministry of Agriculture official said on Wednesday. [News Source]