Trade Expert Optimistic Despite Economy (Yankton Press & Dakotan) KEARNEY, Neb. — If Clayton Yuetter knows anything, it’s agricultural trade... [News Source]

B.C. premier promises task force on ailing ranching industry (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) Premier Gordon Campbell has committed to establishing a task force on ranching to assist an ailing industry that's lost more than 30 per cent of its herd in five years. [News Source]

‘Swine’ flu came just when rally most needed (Kearney Hub) KEARNEY — An unfair label, ongoing financial losses and global recession have combined to create a burden too heavy for some U.S. swine producers to carry. [News Source]