May 9
• Seminole welcomes jobs as meat plant opens The Oklahoman
• E.U. denies plans to lift its ban on U.S. poultry The International Herald Tribune
• Australian-Egypt live cattle trade resumes Asia Pulse
• Russia imposes E.U. meat import restrictions Russia & CIS Business and Financial Newswire

May 8
• Feed, fuel, fertilizer remain top concerns for cattlemen Amarillo Daily News
• New Zealand: farmers want meat labeled with origin country The Daily News
• Sam Kane, city work to clear bill problem Corpus Christi Caller-Times

May 7
• Russia boosts meat imports 21.5% in Q1 Russia & CIS Business and Financial Newswire
• Minnesota signs bovine tuberculosis plan into law Grand Forks Herald
• Virginia woman's death not mad cow, test shows The Virginian-Pilot
• Brazil: Sadia slows down cattle processing plans Valor Economico

May 6
• S. Korea to send beef quarantine officials to U.S. Yonhap
• Proposed JBS acquisition prompts antitrust hearing States News Service
• Singapore OKs pork exports BusinessWorld
• Russia: Cherkizovo approves underwriting agreement Russia & CIS Business and Financial Newswire
• Emirates lifts ban on Welsh lamb The Western Mail

May 5
• S. Korean quarantine checks on U.S. beef to resume
• Gourmet Boutique recalls meat and poultry
• Tests find MRSA bug common in German piggeries

May 2
• Cost of farming cattle may push some out of market The Knoxville News-Sentinel
• Pork returns will improve long term The Press
• Beef brisket contains healthy fatty acids AgWeb.com
• Bison industry picking up steam Meadow Lake Progress

May 1
• Six nabbed over 'Hinaijidori' brand-chicken labeling fraud Japan Economic Newswire
• Demand for lamb rises Waikato Times

April 30
• USDA still mum on 'downer cow' rule change UPI
• Experts urge U.S. to bar drugs in animal feed The Baltimore Sun
• Five arrested in immigration raids plead not guilty Chattanooga Times Free Press
• Investor group bids for chicken plant The News & Observer

April 29
• KFC to open four outlets in Cambodia
• Maple Leaf looks to sell slaughter facility
• Canadian pork producers donate meat to food banks
• U.S.-Korea trade deal bodes well for Canadian beef industry

April 28
• Bird flu virus found in three dead swans in Japan
• Pet food maker required to obtain emergencv permit from F.D.A.

April 25
• JBS gets confirmation to acquire Tasman Group
• Tazmanian meat processor wins GM-free contract
• U.S. meatpacker cooperating in probe on misshipment to Japan
• N.Z. meat processor turns loss into $11.2 million profit

April 24
• Meat from culled pigs headed for food banks
• Bluetongue disease suspected in Lithuania
• Syntroleum, Tyson lose investor
• China's beef product trade surplus drops
• China's live pig, pork imports soar in 2008
• Pfizer buys animal health products from Schering-Plough

April 23
• Canada pushes for access to S. Korean beef market similar to U.S.
• Resumption of U.S. beef imports to S. Korea sparks criticism
• S. Korea cracking down on beef labeling
• Ground broken on hog production facility in S. Dakota
• U.N. calls worldwide food crisis a "silent tsunami"

April 22
• U.S. hog producers holding out in the face of competition and feed costs
• As COOL looms, Canadian hog industry feels the pinch
• New research probes costs of shifting from natural to organic

April 21
• Russia presents growth opportunities for Lopez Foods
• Russian cattle and poultry slaughter increases by 9 percent
• Colorado meat shop's customer focus pays off for 61 years

April 18
• Pilgrim's Pride plants resume operations after ICE raids
• Farmers in Ireland look forward to less compulsory BSE testing
• Russia to limit meat imports in favor of domestic producers
• Fire damages Mexico's Bachoco poultry plant

April 17
• P.S.F. settles water use case
• Poultry litter to fuel new plant in N.C.
• Brazil's president defends biofuel production
• 'Buy local' movement benefits grass-fed beef industry

April 16
• S. Korea expands bird flu alert region
• U.K.'s Faccenda Group may close plant
• AgFeed Industries to acquire hog farms in China
• Pork industry makes a plea to U.K. retailers on pork pricing

April 15
• Brazil's JBS to open banking division
• Ireland's farmers welcome bluetongue prevention measures
• Ottawa to pay $50M to farmers for killing 150,000 hogs
• Consumer prices for meat and poultry surge in China

April 14
• S. Korean cattlemen rooting against resumption of U.S. beef imports
• Microchip technology helps detect livestock disease
• Rep. DeLauro introduces recall information act

April 11
• Manitoba producers culling hogs over pending COOL in the U.S.
• Animal rights initiative make it to voters' ballots in California
• New Zealand's F.T.A. with China could double meat exports
• Boswell named to Farm Bill conference committee

April 10
• Canadian cattle producers ask for $50M in aid to cope with feed rules
• Corn prices taking toll on feedlot operators
• China's Yurun Food sees acquisition opportunities

April 9
• Perdue and Sanderson square off in court with Tyson over antibiotic claims
• Canadian official accused of conspiring to close P.E.I. pork plant
• Ukraine opens borders to duty-free meat from Poland

April 8
• Beef finally returning to schools after recall
• Federal restrictions put on cattle from Minnesota due to T.B. concerns
• U.S. swine herd edges down slightly
• Study to assess impact of price on retail meat purchases
• Canada's Gencor Foods forced to cease operations

April 7
• Fast-food chains cross over menus
• Hong Kong suspends poultry from S. Korea over A.I. fears
• Massachusetts-based meat company rises from the ashes