Watch: Cattlemen to Cattlemen Week 15; Original Air Date: May 15, 2007  

How will Canada’s latest case of BSE affect USDA’s proposal to expand cattle and beef imports from north of the border? Fight out more about NCBA’s concerns in this week’s cattle industry news. NCBA filed extensive comments on USDA’s proposal back in March. 

Discovery of the industrial chemical melamine in pet food, as well as hog and poultry feed, highlights the importance of following science-based feeding practices.

The Colorado Legislature has passed a measure to protect over 2 million acres of ranchland in the Pinon Canyon region from being taken by eminent domain by the U.S. military. For more information on the controversy, go to: www.pinoncanyon.com.

After hitting a two-year high in April, boxed beef prices have settled back in early May. Duane Lenz of Cattle-Fax joins Cattlemen to Cattlemen host Susie Ross to discuss the possible impact on cattle prices. For more from Cattle-Fax, visit www.cattle-fax.com.

In our Cattlemen’s Capitol Concerns, reporter Jim Whitt visits with Dr. Stephen Sundlof, who heads the Center for Veterinary Medicine at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr. Sundlof explains FDA’s extensive efforts to ensure the safety of cloned livestock, before it approves any products from cloned animals in the food supply. FDA is currently reviewing comments on that issue. 

At the Cattle Learning Center, reporter Todd McCartney is joined by Dr. Kenton Morgan of Fort Dodge Animal Health. Dr. Morgan explains how preventive measures taken now can help cattlemen maintain strong herd health throughout the summer months. Learn more at: http://ces.uwyo.edu/PUBS/MP120-1.pdf and at  http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/copubs/ag/livestock/beef/018/

And Cattlemen to Cattlemen heads to the Center for Meat Safety and Quality at Colorado State University to find out how research conducted there is helping add value to the beef carcass, and provide a higher return to cattle producers.