Latest Mad Cow Disease News

Spout Off (Cape May County Herald)
Saturday March 21st 2009, 11:49 am

Poultry manure and litter is fed to cows. The poultry litter comes from the floors of buildings that houses chickens. [News Source]

Exporters try to persuade Asia to buy our beef (Global TV Saskatoon)
Saturday March 21st 2009, 10:32 am

HONG KONG - The odour of tripe cooking in the markets of Kowloon, Hong Kong, is enough to turn the stomach of long-time cattleman Brad Wildeman, president of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association. [News Source]

Agriculture minister demands S.Korea accept Canadian beef (Global TV Saskatoon)
Saturday March 21st 2009, 10:31 am

SASKATOON - Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has given South Korea an ultimatum to agree on a timeline for resuming acceptance of Canadian beef or face a WTO trade challenge. [News Source]

Farmers wary of requiring animal IDs.
Saturday March 21st 2009, 10:00 am

Maine farmers are keeping an eye on Washington these days as Congress is reviving efforts for a mandatory national animal identification system. [News Source]

S. Korea must accept beef.
Saturday March 21st 2009, 10:00 am

Canada Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has given South Korea an ultimatum to agree on a timeline for resuming acceptance of Canadian beef or face a WTO trade challenge. [News Source]

Advice to vultures: avoid Spanish livestock.
Saturday March 21st 2009, 10:00 am

Eating carcasses of livestock treated with antibiotics is wreaking havoc on the health of Spanish vultures, a new study carried out in Spain suggests. [News Source]

Farmers wary of requiring animal IDs.
Saturday March 21st 2009, 10:00 am

Maine farmers are keeping an eye on Washington these days as Congress is reviving efforts for a mandatory national animal identification system. [News Source]

S. Korea must accept beef.
Saturday March 21st 2009, 10:00 am

Canada Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has given South Korea an ultimatum to agree on a timeline for resuming acceptance of Canadian beef or face a WTO trade challenge. [News Source]

Advice to vultures: avoid Spanish livestock.
Saturday March 21st 2009, 10:00 am

Eating carcasses of livestock treated with antibiotics is wreaking havoc on the health of Spanish vultures, a new study carried out in Spain suggests. [News Source]

Agriculture minister demands S.Korea accept Canadian beef (Canada.com)
Saturday March 21st 2009, 3:20 am

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has given South Korea an ultimatum to agree on a timeline for resuming acceptance of Canadian beef or face a WTO trade challenge. [News Source]