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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...

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 ~ Mad cow disease delivers a lasting blow Many cattle ranchers lost all A reopened border would be too late DANIEL GIRARD WESTERN CANADA BUREAU PONOKA, Alta.—Standing in front of the house his family will soon be told to leave, just a stone's throw from hundreds of cattle now cared...

Of particular note (and not to get on the bashing wagon), but... Quote: "Bill Bullard, R-CALF's chief executive officer, said signs of packing-plant construction in Canada are not a response to the border controversy" This statement has left me wondering what on earth (if anything) Mr...

Don't quite know where this news release belongs, but figure that with so much politics at play this might be the place for it. ~ Japanese leader calls new US threats over beef ban 'preposterous' TOKYO : A Japanese politician called the latest US threat to punish Tokyo over its ban on US...

Yeah, it's me again. Killing time till the next check for new calves with another darn cut and paste news article for your reading pleasure. ~ Legal/Regulatory News AMI strongly disagrees with court opinion on R-CALF case by John Gregerson on 3/4/05 for Meatingplace.com The...

Viewpoint ~ Canadian border controversy mired in legacy of bad policymaking by Dan Murphy on 3/4/05 for Meatingplace.com It's tough to take sides in the ongoing dispute over whether Canadian cattle imports to the United States should resume anytime soon. As has been widely reported...

News Article ~ USDA Secretary: Some Banned 'Downer' Cattle Weren't BSE Threat by Bill Tomson Today 3/1/2005 5:10:00 PM USDA Secretary: Some Banned 'Downer' Cattle Weren't BSE Threat WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--The U.S. Department of Agriculture banned meat from the human food...

News Article ~ Alberta invests $38 million in prion research by Pete Hisey on 3/2/05 for Meatingplace.com Aiming to bolster consumer confidence in Alberta beef, the province of is spending $38 million (Canadian) to fund advanced research into the ultimate cause of bovine spongiform...

Viewpoint ~ Published Monday February 28, 2005 Canadian Stampede Unlikely BY CHRIS CLAYTON WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- » Cattle shipment battle festers BROKEN BOW, Neb. - Cattle feeders such...

Some positive news. ~ Last modified March 1, 2005 - 12:29 am Inspectors finding less E. coli in hamburger WASHINGTON (AP) - Fewer cases of contamination from a dangerous strain of E. coli turned up in ground beef last year, even as the government increased its testing. The bacteria...

~ AMI Submits Comments to CFIA Regarding Proposed Feed Ban Enhancements: Additional Measures 'Will Have No Immediate Effect' on BSE Cases February 23, 2005 The American Meat Institute (AMI) filed comments to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) today requesting that the Agency...

~ Trade Remains The Topic Of Industry Conversation There is significant trepidation about the March 7 date to reopen the Canadian border to live cattle exports, as well as concern about the economic impacts. While it doesn't take an economist to figure out what opening the border without...