BSE risk: Beef leaders to have their say (Queensland Country Life) BEEF industry leaders say they haven't been sidelined by the Federal Government and will now be allowed input into new rules governing imports from countries which have had bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease. [News Source]

Composting deadstock has not caught on (Delhi News Record) Livestock operators in the local area consider themselves fortunate that reliable deadstock removal service is only a phone call away. Some farmers in eastern Ontario have no access to the service and are left to their own devices when a large carcass materializes in the barnyard. [News Source]

Protesters fear trade deal (Northern Star) Protesters, including organiser Anne Thompson (right), of Clunes, voice their opposition to beef imports while Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard gives a dinner speech at the Lismore Workers Club on Tuesday night. [News Source]