Health

EU Commission Wants Huge Increase In Mad Cow Testing

Associated Press | By RAF CASERT | November 13, 2000 BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- Fearing a further spread of the mad cow scare, the European Commission on Monday called for a huge increase of tests on the cattle herd of the 15 European Union nations in an attempt to assuage shaken consumer confidence.

Farmer-led Watershed Initiatives: Success Stories

We are pleased to announce that the report from the Second Annual Farmer-Led Watershed Initiatives Conference, held in Mankato, Minnesota, February 6-7, 1997 is now available online! We believe that the five initiatives featured at the conference and in the report point to the importance of farmer leadership and participation in successful watershed protection.