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Government to speed tracking of E. coli in meat
The government plans to speed up the process for tracking E. coli in meat, a move that will help authorities more quickly find the source of bacteria outbreaks and hasten food recalls.
Audit slams UK hoops icon who ran state agency
Richie Farmer was a sweet-shooting guard for the University of Kentucky beloved for being part of a steadfast group of players who turned the team around after some tough years.
Audit slams Ky. hoops icon who ran state agency
En route to having his jersey retired by the University of Kentucky, Richie Farmer embodied the traits of a storied basketball program that's as deeply ingrained in the culture of its state as any in the country. He was a hardworking, sweet-shooting guard from Appalachia beloved as part of a steadfast group of players who turned the team around after some tough years.
Agriculture Department clear after report of suspicious envelope
The FBI says a letter sent to the Department of Agriculture had no threats and was not a hazard.
Ohio officials to return exotic animals to widow
Ohio officials are clearing the way for the return of five surviving exotic animals to a woman whose husband released dozens of wild creatures last fall and then committed suicide.
Holstein with mad cow disease was lame, lying down
The California dairy cow found to have mad cow disease was very old for a milk producer and had been euthanized after it became lame and started lying down, federal officials revealed in their latest update on the discovery.
Quick response averts market scare in mad cow case
The announcement that mad cow disease was found in a California cow drew a rapid response this week from the beleaguered American beef industry, which has been enduring one crisis after another for more than a year.
Quick response averts market scare in mad cow case
The announcement that mad cow disease was found in a California cow drew a rapid response this week from the beleaguered American beef industry, which has been enduring one crisis after another for more than a year.
New case of mad cow disease in California
The first new case of mad cow disease in the U.S. since 2006 has been discovered in a dairy cow in California, but health authorities said Tuesday the animal never was a threat to the nation's food supply.
Discovery of mad cow in Calif. was stroke of luck
A non-descript building in the heart of California's dairy country has become the focus of intense scrutiny now that mad cow disease has been discovered in a dead dairy cow.
Mad cow case in Calif. found in USDA testing
The discovery of mad cow disease in a dead dairy cow came soon after it arrived at a non-descript building in the heart of California's dairy country.
Discovery of mad cow in U.S. was stroke of luck
A nondescript building in the heart of California's dairy country has become the focus of intense scrutiny after mad cow disease was discovered in a dead dairy cow.
Agriculture Dept.: New case of mad cow disease in California
A new case of mad cow disease has surfaced in a dairy cow in California, but the animal was not bound for the nation's food supply and posed no danger, the Agriculture Department said Tuesday.
Inside Politics: Romney to open fundraisers to media
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is preparing to open some fundraisers to the media.
New Mexico firm applies for first horse meat slaughterhouse
A New Mexico slaughterhouse has petitioned the federal government to become the first business to offer horses for slaughter since an effective ban on the practice ended last year, according to state officials and animal welfare groups.