Trade issues dominate world market (Iowa Farmer) Longtime export promoter Dean Kleckner sees the 2009 export scenario as a good news-bad news situation with a bit more of the bad than the good. On one hand, the poor world economy and the passage of time are combining to reduce worldwide concerns over issues such as biotechnology. [News Source]

Biosolids concerns bubble to surface. Orange County residents say sewage sludge spread on fields may be making them sick. Orange County ranks fifth among the state's 100 counties in permitted biosolids application sites, according to the county. [News Source]

Age issue next likely challenge for U.S. beef imports. The steady pick-up in U.S. beef sales since Seoul and Washington agreed a year ago to reopen Korea's market to beef only from cattle less than 30 months old may be a relief to the American beef industry. [News Source]

New rules have counties scrambling for dead animal pickup (12:00 4-19-09) (The Danville Advocate-Messenger) On Tuesday, Boyle Fiscal Court voted to spend $48,300 to pick up dead farm animals for a year. That's $8,000 more than the county paid for the service last year. [News Source]