WASHINGTON, D.C. – A traditional polka song poses the question, “Someone stole the kishka. Someone stole the kishka. Who stole the kishka, from the butcher’s shop?” Finally, there’s an answer. The U.S. Department of Agriculture stole the kishka, not to mention the tripas and the pho tai sach – all ethnic delicacies made with small […] Read more
Stories by Richard Cowan
Fear of foot-and-mouth is warranted: trade officials
WASHINGTON, D.C. — It has been nearly 50 years since North American farmers have had to deal with foot-and-mouth disease and if they’re showing some jitters over the growing worldwide outbreaks, it’s for good cause. The highly contagious virus has been labeled one of the most dreaded of all animal diseases by the United States […] Read more
Persian Gulf countries report cases of foot-and-mouth disease
DUBAI, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates reported March 14 that they had 10 cases of foot-and-mouth disease. These are the first cases found in the Persian Gulf states, which import most of their meat. UAE agriculture minister Saeed al-Ragabani said eight imported cows were found to have foot-and-mouth, a […] Read more
Herbicide-tolerant wheat: pros, cons
If wheat tolerant of the herbicide Roundup is introduced, it will generate unique issues as well as those that arose with the advent of herbicide-tolerant canola. The controversy over genetically modified, herbicide-tolerant wheat centres around whether it should be approved for registration, since many buyers of Canadian wheat say they don’t want it. But there […] Read more
