USDA confirms BSE found in California

USDA confirms an "atypical" case of BSE in central California, but emphasizes the animal was never a threat to the U.S. food system. Cattle futures markets locked limit down on rumors of the incident. Read more.

1. Schwieterman: Cattle futures end week with sharp losses
2. Oil slips towards $104 on demand outlook, dollar
3. Weather report: Rain spreads across the Corn Belt
4. Ag markets were mixed to start the new week
5. Boxed beef hits record highs, cattle weak to lower
6. U.S. cattle placements rise in April as feed costs subside

1. U.S. cattle placements rise in April as feed costs subside
2. Ag markets were mixed to start the new week
3. Insects. They’re what’s for dinner!
4. New school lunch beef recipes win approval from kids, foodservice
5. Drought losses in Oklahoma top $400 million for 2012
6. The relationship between retail gasoline prices and futures prices

1. Insects. They’re what’s for dinner!
2. Tyson selects panel to monitor animal welfare program
3. World food supply depends on character, virtuous leadership
4. Commentary: Slanting the statistics
5. Buffet concerned about soil and starvation
6. Cold spring stunts upper Midwest hay crop