Livestock farmers worried over brand image. Livestock farmers in Fukushima, Iwate and Tochigi prefectures breathed a sigh of relief after the government lifted its ban on cattle shipments for their areas, but they are still worried the beef will be branded by consumers as unsafe to eat. [News Source]

Mad Cow Theatre fundraiser features reading of ‘The Exonerated’ Mad Cow Theatre will host a one-night only reading of “The Exonerated” on Sept. 10. It’s part of an evening of fundraising for the downtown theater that also includes refreshments and an auction. “The Exonerated,” by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, tells the true stories of six wrongfully convicted survivors of death row in their [...] [News Source]

Purified growth hormone not tied to brain disease. Short kids who were treated with human growth hormone after 1977 -- when scientists started purifying the hormone -- aren't as likely to get a devastating "mad cow"-like brain disease as a result, researchers said. [News Source]

Livid over livestock. Just 18 months ago, ranchers effectively defeated a voluntary federal program to trace disease among their livestock. Now U.S. Department of Agriculture officials are coming back to the traceability table with mandatory interstate livestock trade regulations they hope will kick disease out of the barn. [News Source]

Mad Cow Theatre’s 15th season; subscription discount through Monday Mad Cow Theatre has released its plans for its 15th season — and it’s a season heavy on shows many people will know, as well as plays from some of theater’s most well-known names. Among the playwrights/composers represented: Noel Coward, Henrik Ibsen, Stephen Sondheim. The season includes such Broadway hits as Next to Normal, Dancing at [...] [News Source]

BOGO tickets to Mad Cow’s ‘Legacy of Light’ Tickets to the Friday and Saturday (Aug. 19-20) performances of Mad Cow Theatre’s delightfully whimsical yet thought-provoking “Legacy of Light” are available through a special buy-one, get-one-free offer. “Legacy of Light” is a quirky look at fulfillment and discovery, science, love and the choices we make. Mad Cow’s production is full of charm with a [...] [News Source]

From cows to plastic car parts. Using steam and pressure, a U of A research lab is extracting protein material from waste animal carcasses that is eventually converted into a variety of plastics. [News Source]

Beef producers still recovering from mad cow disease Canada's beef producers are still feeling the economic impact eight years after mad cow disease was discovered in Alberta. [News Source]

Beef producers still recovering from mad cow disease Canada's beef producers are still feeling the economic impact eight years after mad cow disease was discovered in Alberta. [News Source]

Beef producers suffering effects of BSE 8 years later: cattle industry OLDS, Alta. - Canada's beef producers are still feeling the economic impact eight years after mad cow disease was discovered in Alberta. [News Source]