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Daily News Update, Feb. 28, 2008
Humane Society of the United States
criticized in meat quality scandal
As the meat industry
scrambles to recover from a public-relations disaster over an
undercover video of abused cattle, the secretary of agriculture and
at least one congressman have picked an unlikely target to share in
the blame: the Humane Society of the United States.
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Indonesia
buys 4,000 tons of U.S. beef
The Indonesian government has allowed two companies to import 4,000
tons of beef from the United States for April delivery, marking the
resumption of U.S. beef import to the country.
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Lawmakers told
'virtual fence' along Mexico border is flawed
Homeland Security
officials have told federal lawmakers that the "virtual fence" along
the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona doesn't meet contract requirements
for detecting border intrusions and some of its technology will have
to replaced by this summer.
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Agribusiness
Personnel Management Conference set April 16-17 in San Antonio
A personnel management
conference for agribusiness will be held April 16-17 at the
Windcrest Civic Center, 9310 Jim Seal Drive, in northeast San
Antonio. The conference, "Effective Employee Management for
Agribusiness," will help agricultural managers with the challenges
of managing human resources.
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NCBA Legislative Conference scheduled for March
31-April 4
The National Cattlemen's Beef
Association will be holding the annual Legislative Conference from March
31-April 4, 2008, in Washington, D.C. TSCRA strongly encourages you to
attend this conference.
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TSCRA
Annual Convention & Trade Show
Plan to attend March 14-17 in Corpus Christi, Texas!
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Operation Cow
Thief
You can help catch a thief!
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Market
Information
Direct link to TSCRA's market
information page go
Events and Sale Calendar
Direct link to
TSCRA's events and calendar page go
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