Japan supermarket chain tests beef for radiation. Consumer worries about the potential spread of contaminated Japanese beef has prompted Aeon, the country’s largest supermarket chain, to carry out independent tests to ensure the safety of the beef products it sells. [News Source]

Japan supermarket chain tests beef for radiation. Consumer worries about the potential spread of contaminated Japanese beef has prompted Aeon, the country’s largest supermarket chain, to carry out independent tests to ensure the safety of the beef products it sells. [News Source]

In the Catskills, building stone by stone, bale by bale. Beloved by owner-builder types since the 1970s, straw-bale houses were built largely under the radar and off the grid until the early 1990s, when a mini-boom erupted, mostly in the southwestern states and California. It has been growing exponentially since then. [News Source]

Cows check in for meals using electronic ear tags With diseases such as Foot and Mouth, TB, and of course Mad Cow still presenting a danger to cattle, it’s of the utmost importance that farmers monitor the health of their animals, and immediately proceed to isolate any that might be showing symptoms. If you have a herd of over 500 cows, however, keeping track of individuals can be rather tricky. That’s why scientists at England’s Newcastle ... [News Source]

Check it out: ‘Legacy of Light’ WHAT: Karen Zacarias' comic play "Legacy of Light" wraps history and discovery, science and pregnancy into one time-traveling evening. The play opens tonight at Mad Cow Theatre. "Legacy of Light" takes place in both 18 t h -century France and modern America, as two women work at the frontiers of science and cope with personal issues. [News Source]

Eleven prefectures decide to test all beef cattle for radiation. Eleven prefectures have decided to test all beef cattle for radiation contamination after radioactive cesium above the allowable level set by the central government was detected in cattle in some prefectures, and total costs for the measures are expected to reach around 4 billion yen. [News Source]

Eleven prefectures decide to test all beef cattle for radiation. Eleven prefectures have decided to test all beef cattle for radiation contamination after radioactive cesium above the allowable level set by the central government was detected in cattle in some prefectures, and total costs for the measures are expected to reach around 4 billion yen. [News Source]

Mad Cow Theatre opens ‘Legacy of Light’ WHAT: Karen Zacarias’ comic play “Legacy of Light” wraps history and discovery, science and pregnancy into one time-traveling evening. The play opens Friday at Mad Cow Theatre. “Legacy of Light” takes place in both 18th-century France and modern America, as two women work at the frontiers of science and cope with personal issues. The women, Emilie [...] [News Source]

Mad Cow comes to Nelson The In Your Pace Running Club invites area runners and walkers to participate in the third annual Mad Cow 5k Race, Saturday, Aug. 6, in Nelson. The footrace is put on as part a Route 20 Road Challenge, with events occurring throughout New York state this summer. [News Source]

The US soybean king: Can celebrity farmer Kip Cullers end world hunger? Experimental products like buried drip tape might become standard agricultural practice, Kip Cullers says, because it gets the same job done using just a third of the water of typical irrigators. The long-term environmental benefit of such a change in terms of water conservation could be enormous. [News Source]