Equity Welcomes Lehner as Director of Commodities
Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Association is pleased to announce the addition of Chris Lehner to the cooperative’s staff.

Hampshire Scholarship Deadline is Nov. 3
The Wisconsin Hampshire Sheep Association is offering $100 youth scholarships towards the purchase of a Hampshire bred ewe or ewe lamb, and applications are due by Nov. 3.

Wehler Nominated Chair of U.S. Pork Center of Excellence
Mike Wehler, Wisconsin Pork Association Executive Vice President, was nominated to the position of Chair of the U.S. Pork Center of Excellence at the organization’s annual meeting earlier this month.

H1N1 Flu Infection Found in Ontario Turkey Flock
Turkeys in one barn at an Ontario facility have been found to be infected with the H1N1 flu virus.

Mexico Joins Canada With COOL Complaint
The Mexican government announced that it will join Canada in moving forward with a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement process against U.S. mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL).

Re-Build the Sheep Inventory Committee Named
A shared concern over the need to increase lamb and wool production to ensure companies can operate in the future has brought about the appointment of a committee to look at ways to re-build the sheep inventory in the United States.

Checkoff: New Beef Products on the Shelves
What may seem like a time-intensive process is now starting to pay off as several of the beef checkoff’s new product concepts, initially developed and tested in 2006 and 2007, were recently introduced into the marketplace.

Veal Company Charged in Case of Tainted Feed
United States Attorney Michael L. Levy announced the filing of an Information1 against Select Veal Feeds, Inc., and its owner Wayne A. Marcho, charging the defendants with one count of misbranding, in violation of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.