Category: BSE

I found <a href="http://wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=1050153&tw=wn_wire_story">this</a> speculation/story interesting on the latest case of <acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym>.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>A rare and puzzling form of mad cow disease that some believe arises spontaneously may have afflicted the U.S. animal that tested positive for the ailment last week, a senior Agriculture Department scientist told Reuters.<br />n<br />nThe <acronym title="United…

I see I'm not the only one questioning why the <acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym> decided to retest these samples.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/5455648.html?SID=nh686vs6v9qj3jchpmlbg5oeg1"><acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym> pressed about new mad cow tests</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>"That's…

The way things are reported intrigue me sometimes.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/06/12/build/nation/35-mad-cow.inc">New mad cow case raises questions</a><br />n<br />nExcuse me, this is not a <u>new</u> case of <u><acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym></u> but is retesting. Why do they call it a "new" case? To undermine confidence in the beef industry maybe.<br />n<br />n<b>You told a lie, an…

I have been drilling around trying to find more information on the newest <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/06/11/build/nation/92-mad-cow.inc">announcement of <acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym></a>. There is not a lot of information out there but the best I found was <a href="http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=2005/06/0206.xml">here</a>. This information comes from a more reliable source than Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns who's just a political appointee…

I try to follow worldwide information on <acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym> to keep up on what is going on and I see a headline that really caught my eye that comes out of Britain.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1634513,00.html">Three calves test positive for <acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym></a><br />n<br />nThis headline astounds me since <acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym>…

Same cattle controversy that has been playing itself out in the farm media has made it to the Gazette today. The people interested in <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/04/21/build/opinion/40-guest-op.inc" target="_new">safe beef</a> versus those who are more worried over <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/04/21/build/opinion/45-guest-op2.inc" target="_new">trade issues</a>. You all know where I come down on this so i won't elaborate but reading the…

I have always thought we had a very litigious society in the US but I think Canadian cattlemen are topping us. First they sue the <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2005/03/23/build/state/30-ca-cattlemen-suit.inc" target="_new">US for the border closing</a> due to <acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym> and now they are <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20050411/MADCOW11/TPNational/Canada" target="_new">suing their own government</a> over the handling of the <acronym title="Bovine…

Sometimes you pay a price for doing the right thing. I have said all along that my decision to oppose opening the Canadian border to live cattle was based on my belief I was protecting the consumer, not protectionism. I know a lot of producers felt that by keeping Canadian cattle out we would resume…

I have a new commenter on the site. If you haven't been watching the fight in the comments she is a Canadian rancher's wife taking me to task for my views on the cattle from Canada issue. She recently made the statement in one of her <a href="http://nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/796-Somebodies-not-checking-their-facts.html#c1636" target="_new">comments</a>:<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Guess there's no point arguing…

This blog is starting to sound like The <acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym> Times or something but when that's whats going on that's important you talk about it. Only after a Judge rules to block imports of Canadian live cattle does the US Senate muster up the gonads to <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/03/03/build/nation/20-senate-madcow.inc" target="_new">vote against</a> the proposed rule.…