The first cattle were enrolled into the program in the fall of 2006 and the first finished product was delivered to Japanese distributors in April of this year. Swift's Swift Trace(TM) program allows the processor to trace product from individual age- and source-verified cattle to finished boxed product. Optibrand's Secure Asian Export Solution helps meet the demands of export customers by linking animal identification to age, source and process verification information. Consumers can...

beef after it resumed trade of boneless beef from cattle under 30 months of age from the United States in September 2006. beef since December 2003 when the first case of mad cow disease was verified in a Washington state cow. In that letter, the senators said that "American ranchers and meat processors produce the healthiest and safest beef in the world. beef exports to Japan could double from current levels, which had been slowed by Japan's arduous inspection and customs process. Also,...

Bookmark Jamaica-Gleaner.com. Although the announcement made clear that this included 'bananas, beef and other meat, dairy products, wheat and all other cereals, as well as all fruits and vegetables', there has continued to be some uncertainty in parts of the region as to whether the proposal did cover bananas. Although the announcement made clear that this included 'bananas, beef and other meat, dairy products, wheat and all other cereals, as well as all fruits and vegetables', there has...

Larry Chase, professor and extension specialist in Dairy Nutrition at Cornell University recently conducted a dairy nutrition meeting at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Office in Mexico. The meeting was designed to help show the dairy farmers options for feeding their cattle and help offset the increase price of corn. Larry Chase, professor and extension specialist in Dairy Nutrition at Cornell University recently conducted a dairy nutrition meeting at the Cornell Cooperative Extension...

The Press . Friday, 27 April 2007 Email a Friend . Printable View . Have Your Say Related Links Subscribe to Archivestuff Have your say Weaning can be a traumatic time for bull calves, but at Floridale Angus stud, they are soon calmed and taught respect for their handlers, writes Tim Cronshaw. The Press . Friday, 27 April 2007 Email a Friend . Printable View . Have Your Say Related Links Subscribe to Archivestuff Have your say Weaning can be a traumatic time for bull calves, but at...

Jeffcoat then returns home to feed, wash and groom the three or four Black Angus bulls she exhibits at cattle shows throughout the region. The honor came more than a decade after she began showing cattle, but Jeffcoat wasn't always a fixture on the regional show circuit. She only began showing cattle after seeing her older brother, Chris, do it while she was growing up. Since she began exhibiting cattle at 8 years old, Jeffcoat has racked up numerous awards. Jeffcoat has grown close to...