Hot Topic News http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/hot-topics RSS Feed for Hot Topics en-us Mon, 21 May 2012 18:29:47 GMT Guest commentary: Slimed by pink slime http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/hot-topics/Guest-commentary-Slimed-by-pink-slime-152078595.html South Dakota-based Beef Products Inc (BPI) is feeling the effects this month of what a series of negative media stories can do to a company’s reputation and to its bottom line. Missouri River among America’s most endangered rivers http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/hot-topics/Missouri-River-among-Americas-most-endangered-rivers-151572275.html American Rivers has named the Missouri River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers, shining a national spotlight on outdated flood management practices that are threatening public safety. Commentary: The abolition of debate http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/hot-topics/Commentary-The-abolition-of-debate-151367075.html When the subject is animal agriculture, the question needs to be asked: Is it even possible to have a discussion—much less a debate—on the subject between producers and activists? Commentary: Blaming LA's smog on cows doesn't meet 'smell test' http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/hot-topics/Commentary-Blaming-LAs-smog-on-cows-doesnt-meet-smell-test-150960945.html I was surprised this week to see that only a few news media outlets picked up on the story, “Ammonia emissions from Calif. dairy herds contribute heavily to smog.” It’s a good thing the media did not pick up on this one. . Student accused of stealing cattle from college ag program http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/hot-topics/Student-accused-of-stealing-cattle-from-college-ag-program-150614445.html A Connors State College student was arrested Monday for allegedly stealing and selling 5 head of cattle from the school’s agriculture program. Cowboys can’t afford another lightning strike http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/hot-topics/Cowboys-cant-afford-another-lightning-strike-150167125.html The old saying that lightning never strikes twice in the same place has been disproven by the beef market which has been reeling from lightning strikes, first by lean, finely-textured beef, and more recently by the discovery of a cow with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Clifford provides update on BSE http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/hot-topics/Clifford-provides-update-on-BSE--150070625.html Dr. John Clifford, chief veterinary officer for USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, verified that two dairies currently are under quarantine, a routine procedure during a BSE investigation. Independent counsel sought for MF Global probe http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/hot-topics/Independent-counsel-sought-for-MF-Global-probe-150039205.html A U.S. congressman is pressing for the appointment of an independent counsel to take over a federal criminal probe into the collapse of the MF Global Holdings Ltd brokerage firm. New FMD vaccine approval expected soon http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/hot-topics/New-FMD-vaccine-approval-expected-soon-149899655.html With recent foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks reported in Taiwan and China, many livestock producers are growing increasingly nervous about the possibility of the disease occurring in the United States. Two Calif. dairies quarantined after BSE case http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/hot-topics/Two-Calif-dairies-quarantined-after-BSE-case-150001475.html Two California dairy farms are under quarantine and a calf ranch is under investigation following discovery of the latest U.S. case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), but the government on Wednesday said the actions were standard procedure and there was no threat to the food supply.