It’s COOL to know where in the world your food comes from (The Medina County Gazette) Whether it’s for health and nutrition, safety, sustainability or some other reason, consumers’ food-purchasing choices have widened. In the mix with local foods, organics and genetically modified products now comes country of origin labeling (COOL). [News Source]

Local News (The Community Press) Frankford – Canadian cattle farmers are preparing to take on the companies that purchase their beef. Members of the local branch of the National Farmers Union heard Nov. 4 that the cattle industry is in “crisis.” [News Source]

HemoBioTech, Inc. to Present at the Rodman & Renshaw 10th Annual Healthcare Conference (Centre Daily Times) HemoBioTech, Inc. (OTCBB: HMB) (www.hemobiotech.com) announced today that Dr. Arthur P. Bollon, its Chairman & CEO, will make a company presentation at the Rodman & Renshaw 10th Annual Healthcare Conference on November 12, at 12 noon. The meeting will be held at The New York Palace Hotel in New York City. The conference is a leading health care conference involving venture capital and ... [News Source]

Not All Vets Treat Pets — For Some It’s About Homeland Security (Carteret County News-Times) (ARA) - Anthrax. Biological attacks. Exotic diseases. These and many other issues are making headlines as the world we live in seems to get smaller and smaller. Yet there is a dedicated group of scientists who are confronting these, and many other, threats each and every day. [News Source]

The great tripe challenge (Independent Online) Far, far cheaper than a leg of lamb or T-bone steak, experts say the pace of today's lifestyle is responsible for pushing meat organs and ears and tails and trotters into oblivion. [News Source]

Tyson’s poultry troubles diminish earnings (Lincoln Journal Star) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Tyson Foods Inc. said Monday that gains in its beef and pork units helped fiscal fourth-quarter profit rise 50 percent, but the world’s largest meat company said high grain costs hurt its chicken business, the quarterly results were below expectationis and the company’s stock lost ground. [News Source]