12/31/03 - International BSE Review Panel Named
12/31/03 - Mexico Focus of Beef Export Markets
12/31/03 - U.S. Sees No Need to Test All Cattle for Mad Cow
12/31/03 - FDA Statement on New Measures Against BSE
12/31/03 - Dairy Today E-Report
12/31/03 - U.S. Sues Italian Dairy Giant Parmalat
12/31/03 - Land O'Lakes Completes Sale of $175.0 Million of 9% Senior Secured Notes Due 2010
12/31/03 - (Canada) Edmonton plant may be linked to 2 mad cow cases
12/31/03 - (Japan) Japanese chain's beloved beef bowls may vanish
12/31/03 - Scientist Says Anti-Mad Cow Measure Ignored
12/31/03 - Smithfield unit may rethink feed policy due to mad cow
12/31/03 - Canada cattle link studied
12/31/03 - Mad cow's effects
12/31/03 - Mad Cow and the Media
12/31/03 - Meat From Infirm Animals Is Banned
12/31/03 - (Canada) Same rules must apply
12/31/03 - (Canada) It's still too easy for firms to milk it for all it's worth
12/31/03 - (Italy) Judge denies bail for Parmalat founder
12/30/03 - Banning Sale of 'Downer' Meat Represents a Change in Policy
12/30/03 - The offal truth: People enjoy eating calf brains
12/30/03 - USDA unsure if cattle to be slaughtered
12/30/03 - Groups React to USDA's Steps On BSE
12/30/03 - USDA: Veneman Announces Additional Protection Measures To Guard Against BSE
12/30/03 - U.S. bans 'downer' cattle from beef supply
12/30/03 - BSE Situation Brings Downer Animal Issue Back to Forefront
12/30/03 - Beef glut to sway prices
12/30/03 - (KS) Packers say mad cow scenario unlikely in Kansas
12/30/03 - (NE) A town reacts: 'That's all we've got - beef'
12/30/03 - (WI) Mad cow costing state dairy farmers
12/30/03 - (Canada) Ranchers wait to see what U.S. will do
12/30/03 - (Canada) Canada starts DNA tests of U.S. mad cow: chief vet
12/30/03 - South Korea to Keep Beef Ban
12/30/03 - Where's the beef?
12/30/03 - Mad cow concerns should be tempered
12/30/03 - Experts Try to Assess Risk From Diseased Cow     [NYTimes requires (free) registration]
12/30/03 - Holstein's Origin Will Be Clue to U.S. Safeguards' Success    Beef centre's plan for U.S. low-key
12/29/03 - (Canada) Beef industry survives with promotions
12/30/03 - (Australia) Dairy shake-up looms
12/30/03 - (Taiwan) U.S. beef products banned for 7 years
12/30/03 - (Canada) Canada Awaits Test Results on Cow
12/30/03 - (Italy) How Italian dairy group Parmalat went sour     Jail urged for dairy founder
12/29/03 - Merc Widens Trade Limit for Nearby Cattle Futures
12/29/03 - (WA) Wash. state herd could be slaughtered -dairy group
12/29/03 - USDA Reconvenes Hearing to Consider Amending the Pacific Northwest and Arizona-Las Vegas Milk Orders
12/29/03 - USDA: BSE Update
12/29/03 - Mad cow book selling like mad
12/29/03 - (WA) Despite mad cow disease, life must go on for Yakima Valley dairy farmers
12/29/03 - (MI) Mad cow fears hit home at dairy farm
12/29/03 - Beef groups have opposite stance on border closure
12/29/03 - Ag advocate: Beef supply not safe
12/29/03 - Recall system for meat flawed
12/29/03 - Beef industry must keep us informed
12/29/03 - Dairy Farmers Contributed to House Panel
12/29/03 - Japan: No To U.S. Beef
12/29/03 - (NZ) Beef scare a worry for NZ
12/29/03 - (Canada) U.S set to extend Canadian beef ban
12/29/03 - (Canada) Dairy farmers struggling with mad cow setbacks
12/29/03 - (Canada) Long-term beef ban spells doom for cattlemen
12/29/03 - (Korea) US Beef Import Ban to Continue
12/29/03 - (Italy) Prosecutors ask arrest of Parmalat founder
12/28/03 - (WA) Fear Factor
12/28/03 - (Canada) 'It's a horror story'
12/28/03 - Ken Bailey's Weekly Commentary
12/28/03 - (CA) Organic farm business becomes more competitive
12/28/03 - Americans should brace for higher grocery bills next year
12/28/03 - No reason to panic, health experts insist
12/28/03 - Despite Mad-Cow Warnings, Industry Resisted Safeguards    [NYTimes requires (free) registration]
12/28/03 - Sick Cow Probably Imported
12/28/03 - Early Weaning May Increase Risk of Disease
12/28/03 - Study Tracks Hormones' Path, Impact
12/28/03 - (Canada) U.S. ranchers stand by Canadian friends      Mad cow sparks border row
12/28/03 - (Italy) Italian Police Hold Parmalat Founder on Suspicion of Fraud
12/27/03 - Western United Dairymen Weekly News Update
12/27/03 - Inspections to double at beef slaughter plants
12/27/03 - USDA to rethink opening border to Canadian cattle
12/27/03 - USDA BSE Update: Cow In Question Came From Canada
12/27/03 - U.S. gift of dairy cows brings big changes to post-genocide Rwanda
12/27/03 - Let's act now to corral mad cow
12/27/03 - Cattle market taking big hit
12/27/03 - (WA) At the Slaughterhouse
12/27/03 - (WA) Farm's owners progressive, colleagues say
12/27/03 - As Probe of Infected Cow Spreads, So Does Worry
12/27/03 - Mad Cow Alerts Began Years Ago
12/27/03 - (Canada) Farmers fret as probe continues
12/27/03 - (Italy) Auditor denies any role in fraud
12/26/03 - (NY/CA) U.S. Mad Cow Link Questioned in Creutzfeldt-Jakob Cases
12/26/03 - The politics of cattle slaughter
12/26/03 - Mad Cow Scare Lingers in England
12/26/03 - Mad Cow Takes Further Toll on Tyson
12/26/03 - USDA says mad cow rancher compensation possible
12/26/03 - USDA sees cattle prices falling to year-ago level
12/26/03 - Dairy Products Prices Report        Past Year's Prices
12/26/03 - Economist: BSE Cost To Cattle Industry $2 Billion
12/26/03 - Organic Beef Industry Expects More Sales
12/26/03 - (VA) Va. milk production down as farmers leave business
12/26/03 - (TN) 2003 doesn't add up to profits for Tennessee dairy farmers
12/26/03 - (OH) Ohio OKs Sale of Largest Buckeye Egg Site
12/26/03 - USDA weighs more, faster mad-cow tests
12/26/06 - Mad Cow Is Tough for Bush Administration
12/26/03 - Parmalat Foreign Creditors Seek Repayment
12/26/03 - Origin of Sick Cow Sought
12/26/03 - Latitude afforded cattle futures
12/26/03 - (Canada) Canada won't tighten beef ban despite U.S. mad cow finding   Total ban on U.S. beef too extreme, Ottawa says
12/25/03 - (Mexico) Mexico Willing to Lift Ban on US Beef
12/25/03 - Poultry, Pork Industry Unhappy Over Scare
12/25/03 - USDA BSE Update Statement
12/25/03 - (WA) Dairy Under Quarantine on Mad Cow Report
12/25/03 - (ME) Maine dairy to modify labels
12/25/03 - (MN) Shoppers aren't chucking beef
12/25/03 - (CA) Disease May Spoil Dairy, Meat Profits       [LATimes requires (free) registration]
12/25/03 - (NY) Troubled Parmalat still milks New York
12/25/03 - Beef import ban is extreme, expert says
12/25/03 - Measures to keep meat from downed animals off tables twice rejected
12/25/03 - Mad cow case looks at feed, 'leaky' defenses
12/25/03 - U.S. vegetarian purveyors expect mad cow boon
12/25/03 - (Japan) Japan may warn pharmas on cow-related US imports
12/24/03 - (OR) Oregon distributer holds back beef
12/24/03 - (WA) Mad cow scare in state
12/24/03 - (CO) State limits import of cattle from Washington
12/24/03 - Beef Businesses May Be Hit Hard
12/24/03 - A Sweet Dream for Sweet Cream: Butter Puts on a French Accent         [NYTimes requires (free) registration]
12/24/03 - (Japan) Asian Nations Block U.S. Beef Imports
12/24/03 - (Canada) Saputo a likely Parmalat buyer
12/24/03 - (China) China expects huge demand for high-grade infant milk powder
12/24/03 - (EU) EU Observing U.S. Mad Cow, Sees Current Ban Adequate
12/24/03 - (NZ) Suspected mad cow no threat to NZ
12/23/03 - Economists: Limited U.S. Mad Cow Impact
12/23/03 - USDA Makes Preliminary Diagnosis of BSE         USDA: BSE Information and Resources
12/23/03 - Dairy Today E-Report
12/23/03 - (Italy) Italy's Parmalat seeks bankruptcy restructuring plan       Italian government to bail out dairy giant
12/23/03 - (RI) Dairy farms exploring options with Horizon milk
12/23/03 - (WI) Apparent boiler blast wrecks Wisconsin dairy, injuring two people
12/23/03 - (WI) Researcher Fights Obesity with Ice Cream
12/23/03 - (CA) Organic farmers' initiative plants seeds of dissent
12/23/03 - (NE) Rural advocates have new home        Center for Rural Affairs web site
12/23/03 - (TN) Fewer family dairies dot the countryside
12/23/03 - (TX) Farm girls in area are too busy working to watch 'reality' show
12/23/03 - (MD) Governor backs plans to aid poultry industry
12/23/03 - Meat Output Drops
12/23/03 - Another Good Year for Meat Exports
12/23/03 - Utah man brings cow know-how to Madagascar
12/23/03 - Parmalat’s Auditors and Banks Accuse Each Other         [NYTimes requires (free) registration]
12/23/03 - (Italy) Prosecutors Begin Probe of Parmalat
12/23/03 - (EU) Traceability rules could be retailers' nightmare
12/23/03 - (Canada) Milk dispute hurts poor, activists say
12/23/03 - (Canada) Parmalat's fall to be felt in Canada
12/22/03 - (Canada) Group seeks to replace imported beef
12/22/03 - (EU) EU Warns Rome of Bailing Out Parmalat
12/22/03 - (VT) Cabot creations a mixture of art and science
12/22/03 - (ID) Twin Falls dairy operators launch Idaho Power suit
12/22/03 - (IA) Family farms seek path to survival
12/22/03 - Farming a hot spot in nation's economy
12/22/03 - Protein Diet Craze, Thin Supply of Cattle Fatten Ranchers' Wallets
12/22/03 - A New Trade Deal        [NYTimes requires (free) registration]
12/22/03 - (Canada) Consumer milked - again
12/22/03 - (Italy) Parmalat Is Said to Be Ready to Declare Insolvency in Days      [NYTimes requires (free) registration]
12/22/03 - (UK) Farmers urged to seek help
12/22/06 - (NZ) Mixed response to payout figures
12/22/03 - (NZ) Turning 'em on to milk in Taipei
12/21/03 - (NC) Waste disposal issue branches out
12/21/03 - Consumer groups call for ban on irradiated beef
12/21/03 - Western United Dairymen Weekly News Update
12/21/03 - Cheese Champs
12/21/03 - (IL) Sowing soy in school lunches
12/21/03 - (ME) Transforming the Maine farm
12/21/03 - (FL) New crop of legislation a step toward justice for migrants
12/21/03 - December 2003 issue of Dairy Foods
12/21/03 - Grain shipping rates to increase
12/21/03 - Government buys more bison meat as Indian tribes turn to it for protein
12/21/03 - (Brazil) Brazil's farmers wallow in cash from shady soy
12/21/03 - (Australia) Meat prices soar as drought digs in
12/20/03 - (UK) Dairy Farmers Warned of Worst Case Scenario
12/20/03 - (Canada) No more spilled milk, Quebec farmers cry
12/20/03 - (Italy) Berlusconi says Italy to save Parmalat
12/20/03 - (WI) Obesity changing food industry
12/20/03 - (WY) California 2nd state to limit cattle from Wyoming
12/20/03 - Irregularities Push Parmalat Closer to Insolvency      [NYTimes requires (free) registration]
12/20/03 - (EU) Dairy exporters hit by refund cutbacks
12/19/03 - Downes-O’Neill, LLC & eDairy, Inc.: Christmas Wi sh List - December 2003  [PDF]
12/19/03 - Dairy Today E-Report
12/19/03 - Cheese Market News Top Stories
12/19/03 - No deal reported in dairy suit
12/19/03 - (Italy) Parmalat on Edge as Bank Says It Doesn't Have $4.9 Billion     [NYTimes requires (free) registration]
12/19/03 - Announcement of Advanced Prices and Pricing Factors for January 2004  [PDF]
12/19/03 - Dairy Products Prices Report        Past Year's Prices
12/19/03 - (GA) Cheese maker planning for big expansion
12/19/03 - Farm Bureau silent, others flay trade pact
12/19/03 - (Italy) Parmalat Reveals Hole in Accounts       Parmalat seeks breathing space in $400m crisis
12/18/03 - (NE) Lawsuit could affect cattle producers
12/18//03 - US farm leaders: End Cuba embargo
12/18/03 - (NZ) Old attitudes keep Fonterra penned in
12/17/03 - USDA Extends Comment Period for Proposed Rule for Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling
12/17/03 - Report: Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook  [PDF]
12/17/03 - Report: November Milk Production
12/17/03 - Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman Regarding The Conclusion of the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement
12/17/03 - Veneman Announces Proposed Rule for the Conservation Security Program
12/17/03 - Imported Meat, Poultry and Egg Products Remain Under USDA Jurisdiction
12/17/03 - American Nun Brings Cheese to France
12/17/03 - Gallon milk jug gets an update
12/17/03 - Grain dealers head to Washington
12/17/03 - Beef Prices Fall, but Consumers Aren't Buying That         [NYTimes requires (free) registration]
12/16/03 - (UK) Farmers on Watch for Killer Cats
12/16/03 - (NC) Trees soak up lagoons full of hog manure
12/16/03 - (ME) Monsanto suit against Oakhurst attracts criticism
12/16/03 - NMPF Protests Effort By Canadians To Ship Milk to U.S.
12/16/03 - Farmers Wait-Listed To Join Wisconsin-Based Co-Op
12/16/03 - Court reinstates madcow suit against USDA
12/16/03 - Members of the Senate will work to restore COOL - Grassley
12/16/03 - Consumers Prefer Locally Grown Foods, Survey Says
12/16/03 - U.S. agribusinesses hammer out new trade deals with Cuba
12/16/03 - What if we run out of soil?
12/16/03 - (NZ) Dairy doubts in US deal
12/15/03 - Got Hormones?
12/15/03 - Agriculture biotech adoption grows in US
12/15/03 - (NZ) NZ Govt, Dairy Industry Accuse EU Of Butter Interference
12/15/03 - (NZ) Heifer Shortage Predicted
12/15/03 - (NZ) Canada BSE Restriction Review
12/14/03 - (CA) Survey: Ag producers 'just making it' financially
12/14/03 - Brazil's small farmers milked dry
12/14/03 - (WI) Gamble pays off for farmers
12/14/03 - (TX) Residents swallow higher beef prices
12/14/03 - Sparks sees sale as chance to grow
12/14/03 - (Mexico) Mexico waits for NAFTA benefits
12/13/03 - Schumer: Canadian Beef Ban Pushed Up Prices
12/13/03 - U.S. farm producers travel to Cuba
12/13/03 - Hot debate over biotech wheat
12/12/03 - NMPF Forecasts Billions More In Farm Losses If Imported Dairy Proteins Are Not Addressed By Tariff Legislation
12/12/03 - Report ties flaws in fish to feedlots
12/12/03 - Dairy Products Prices Report        Past Year's Prices
12/12/03 - (WA) Dairy in new bid to end dispute
12/12/03 - (WY) Brucellosis infection in Riverton cow traced back to Sublette County herd
12/12/03 - Imported foods get greater scrutiny
12/12/03 - Washington no friend of farmers
12/12/03 - Healthy gums are likely to lie behind milk mustaches
12/12/03 - Record cattle prices could help producers for the next 3 years
12/12/03 - (Australia) Dairy farmers get Parmalat assurances
12/11/03 - (Canada) GM labels to hit store shelves soon
12/11/03 - (Canada) Quebec margarine stays white
12/11/03 - (Canada) Meat packers may be put through grinder
12/11/03 - (Canada) Lack of rules force cattle exporters south of border
12/11/03 - Trial Run for Voluntary COOL
12/11/03 - (WI) Doyle signs bill to help farmers, others buy health insurance
12/11/03 - Beef Boost in Russia
12/11/03 - (VT) Milk price surge a boon to embattled farmers
12/11/03 - (ME) Oakhurst in settlement talks over labels
12/11/03 - (OH) More cows fuel flames of a dairy under fire
12/11/03 - (MN) Pawlenty urges dairy farm aid
12/11/03 - (MI) State promises to be fair in regulation of large farms
12/11/03 - Dorr named adviser to Veneman at USDA
12/11/03 - (Italy) Parmalat hit by second huge ratings downgrade in 24 hours
12/11/03 - (NZ) Fonterra Settles Dispute With UK Customs
12/11/03 - (NZ) Double the good news at Fonterra
12/10/03 - Statement from U.S. Coalition for Nutritional Ingredients Before ITC Panel on Imported Milk Proteins
12/10/03 - Meet in the middle
12/10/03 - 'Downer' legislation would create hardship
12/10/03 - (WI) Burnett Dairy expanding
12/10/03 - (MA) On this state visit, a dairy will do
12/10/03 - U.S. Pushing for Trade Pact
12/10/03 - PETA makes good on plan to buy ConAgra stock
12/10/03 - The Milk Lobby
12/10/03 - (UK) Fairtrade business booming as consumers ‘shop ethical’
12/10/03 - (Italy) Parmalat finally concedes need for action
12/10/03 - (Korea) Cattle resistant to mad cow disease
12/09/03 - USDA creating national livestock ID system
12/09/03 - (PA) Life on dairy farm not so 'Simple'
12/09/03 - (MD) Agency Offers to Ease Rules on Farm Runoff
12/09/03 - (NZ) Fonterra Lifts Payout Forecast to $4.15
12/09/03 - (Italy) New Worries as Parmalat Doesn't Get Big Payment        [NYTimes requires (free) registration]
12/09/03 - (EU) EU fails to lift ban on biotech foods
12/08/03 - House Backs 2-Year Delay in Food-Origin Labels
12/08/03 - (OR) Keeping consumers in the dark
12/08/03 - (WI) Organic Valley, Only Independent National Organic Dairy, Achieves Record Growth in 2003
12/08/03 - (CA) FarmLink gives farmers seed money
12/08/03 - (SD) Bull by the horns
12/08/03 - Agricultural subsidies targeted
12/08/03 - COOL battle far from over
12/08/03 - (NZ) Fonterra gets a milk-shake
12/08/03 - (Canada) Is the Canadian beef embargo behind those record U.S. prices?
12/07/03 - (OH) Dutch couple building dairy farm
12/07/03 - (PA) Hershey Creamery plans century of growth
12/07/03 - (MA) Faulty standards, no enforcement and cost at heart of bad school lunches, critics say
12/07/03 - Ranchers ain't dead yet
12/07/03 - (Australia) No joy for US trade deal        Dairy sector in free trade push
12/07/03 - (Australia) Farmer paints law into a corner
12/07/03 - (Austria) Farmers use cows milk for under-floor heating
12/06/03 - (N. Ireland) NI Company in New Hi-tec Dairy Venture
12/06/03 - (ID) Ag odor standards wait again
12/06/03 - (NE) Nebraska enters bid to get Blue Bunny
12/06/03 - (NY) Dairy farmers need support
12/06/03 - (MI) Farm leaders brace for cuts in agricultural programs
12/06/03 - NAFTA benefits not always clear
12/06/03 - New border rules are aimed at food
12/06/03 - Investigators say viral link may never be found
12/06/03 - (Australia) Danger signs for dairy plan
12/05/03 - Dairy Products Prices Report        Past Year's Prices
12/05/03 - (Canada) For butter or for worse
12/05/03 - (Canada) No beef with our cattle
12/04/03 - (Canada) Canada penalized for honesty on BSE case
12/04/03 - (Canada) COOL delay renews hope in Canada
12/04/03 - (CA) Caterer to buy antibiotic-free chicken
12/04/03 - Report: October Dairy Products
12/04/03 - (EU) EU Food Agency Says Monsanto GM Maize Safe
12/04/03 - (Rome/Canada) Call to Reopen Beef Market
12/04/03 - (WI) Dairy Tax Credit Bill Gets Approval in Madison
12/04/03 - (KS) Labeling of beef is meeting's hot topic
12/04/03 - (WI) Dairy-farm pollution controls requested
12/04/03 - (PA) Restaurant industry skeptical of menus warning of food risks
12/04/03 - (ND) N.D. bureau to launch farm policy study
12/04/03 - (MI) In the Capital of the Car, Nature Stakes a Claim       [NYTimes requires (free) registration]
12/04/03 - (UK) Milk price deal reached after marathon talks
12/03/03 - FDA struggles to judge safety of cloned food
12/03/03 - Inching toward protectionism
12/03/03 - Canada sees U.S. reopen to some cattle early 2004
12/03/03 - Trade move to keep crops safe
12/03/03 - FDA: Customs Agents to Help Protect Food Imports
12/03/03 - (FL) Agriculture inspections stations forge line of defense
12/03/03 - (NY)  Dairy deal in the works
12/03/03 - (IA) Incentives approved to keep Blue Bunny from moving headquarters
12/03/03 - What do animal-rights activists have to do with the price of eggs?
12/03/03 - Another reason to preserve ag
12/03/03 - Fast Food Flap
12/02/03 - Harvard Invests In Organic Cows
12/02/03 - (UK) Liquid assets: Does Scottish dairy giant have the secret of eternal growth?
12/02/03 - (NZ) High-value kiwi dollar not all bad news for farmers
12/01/03 - Stuff Your Bloody Corn Laws!
12/01/03 - Alliance of Western Milk Producers Weekly Update  [PDF]
12/01/03 - (OR) Hard feelings at WestFarm
12/01/03 - Farmers oppose changes to dairy definitions
12/01/03 - USDA Proposes to Exempt 100 Percent Organic Entities from Marketing Order Promotion Assessments
12/01/03 - This week's Cheese Reporter
12/01/03 - A review of tax changes for ag producers
12/01/03 - (FL) Dairy farms... could be on the endangered list
12/01/03 - (WI) Dairy Farm Tax Credit Bill Gets More Consideration
12/01/03 - (MI) Poopy patch makes a point
12/01/03 - (ND) got livestock? - Official: Large livestock operations key to future economic development
12/01/03 - (WI) Wisconsin leads the nation in sustainable agriculture
12/01/03 - Web site will list all U.S. recalls
12/01/03 - Banished biotech corn not gone yet
12/01/03 - You Can Go Home Again, but a Farmer's Sons Find It's Not So Profitable       [NYTimes requires (free) registration]
12/01/03 - Amid Dying Towns of Rural Plains, One Makes a Stand       [NYTimes requires (free) registration]
12/01/03 - Fresh Produce, the Downside        [NYTimes requires (free) registration]
12/01/03 - Harnessing market forces will aid animals more than veganism
12/01/03 - President To Drop Tariffs On Steel
12/01/03 - (NZ) Sri Lankan cattle could produce No. 1 milk
12/01/03 - (UK) Meatrix film highlights crisis facing farming