Recent content by CattleAnnie

Well, I didn't really dwell too much on the whole getting longer in the tooth thing. (Basically just felt like I was twenty years old with exceptionally creaky knees and back most mornings). :wink: Then a couple years back my young son asked me "Mom, what DID the dinosaurs REALLY look like...

News Article ~ It's 2005... Do You Know Where Your Beef Comes From? -- An ENN Commentary March 24, 2005 — By Joyce H. Newman, The Green Guide The recent decision to postpone the reopening of the Canadian border to beef imports is a very good decision for consumers and the environment. Early...

News Article ~ Thu, March 24, 2005 Smiling Texans, glum Canucks By GREG WESTON -- Sun Ottawa Bureau On the eve of Paul Martin's first prime ministerial meeting with George W. Bush in January last year, Canadians had ample reason to believe that a new era in bilateral relations was...

News Article ~ Cattle Raisers prepare for ‘a defining time’ in the beef industry Mar 22, 2005 FORT WORTH, Texas, March 22, 2005¯ Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association will support efforts of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association to ensure free and open trade and little or...

News Article ~ Ranchers digging in Cattle producers determined to ‘tough things out’ BY JEFF KORENKO Peace Country SUN WRITER Wednesday March 23, 2005 The latest delay in getting the U.S. border reopened to Canadian cattle hasn’t changed the resolve of area producers. Most ranchers at the...

News Article ~ Debate Over Testing 100% Of Cattle Heats Up Last Updated Mar 18 2005 04:01 PM CST CBC News SASKATOON – Twenty-two months after the mad cow scare closed the American border to Canadian cattle, the idea of testing all Canadian cattle for mad cow disease is getting more people...

News Article ~ U.S. Faces Little BSE Risk From Young Canada Cattle, CSPI Says March 21 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. consumers and ranchers are at little or no risk for mad cow disease from imports of younger Canadian cattle, a U.S. consumer group said, arguing that the debate is more about economics...

News Article ~ Cattlemen's Capitol Concerns 3/21/2005 2:45:00 PM Threatening Our Profitability: This week has brought extensive media coverage surrounding BSE, Canada, international trade and the beef industry. Activist cattlemen’s claims regarding the safety of beef and...

News Article ~ Cattle Alert: "N.Y. Times" Already Quoting Cebull's Inaccuracies by Steve Dittmer Today 3/21/2005 2:58:00 PM One of the fears we expressed when Judge Richard Cebull issued his horribly sensational injunction opinion was that the mass media would pick up on it and start...

More on this topic...reporters don't seem to want to let this one lie quietly. ~ R-CALF bought, sold beef in Canada Posted Mar 09, 2005 - 10:07 AM By JIM GRANSBERY Of The Billings Gazette Some members of R-CALF, which has sued to keep Canadian live cattle from entering the United States...

An article that may provide some insight for those that are under too heavy a load due to BSE related farm/ranch financial/family stress. ~ How Can You Tell When It's Time To Quit? Noel McNaughton The Western Producer this document web posted: Wednesday March 2...

Article from Plainview Daily Herald ~ Cargill cutting back 03-06-2005 By DANNY ANDREWS Herald Editor Due to low cattle prices and a federal judge´s decision to keep the border closed to Canadian cattle over “mad cow” concerns, Cargill Meat Solutions here will cut back to a 36-hour weekly...

Interesting article about Mr. McDonnell's viewpoint on certain R-CALF members bidding on cattle not at local fund-raisers. ~ R-CALF Bought Cheap Cows In Canada; Group's President Says It's No 'Big Deal' Beth Gorham Canadian Press March 7, 2005 WASHINGTON (CP) - Members of R-CALF...

One last one article and I'm off to hit the hay for a couple hours. ~ Canada aims to carve out new market By Bernard Simon Published: March 7 2005 02:00 Even as Canadiancattlemen vent their frustration over fresh setbacks to the resumption of live cattle exports to the US, some are seeking...

Article ~ Pacific Northwest Feels Pain From Ban on Canadian Cattle By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO Published: March 7, 2005 ASCO, Wash., March 4 - Here in this state's largest beef-processing plant, the butchering of cattle to feed Americans' appetite for meat goes on. Knife-wielding workers break...