Another interesting article

[burnt]

Where would that leave us?

Exactly where rcalf wants us - extinct.

And we should be partnering with them?

[rkaiser]

Mr. Pallett - I guess you could have had a chat with the Japanese Investment group that we here "again" last fall looking to open the Ranchers Beef Plant at Balzac and left when the testing issue was once again poo pooed.

As Sherry says - distractions distractions --- let's get on with the lawsuit and spend the money wisely...

[kato]

I agree.

If we're going to see our cow herd shrink to national supply levels, we need to get some alternative processors up and running. Foreign markets are all fine and well, but if there is no beef to send to them, then what's the point? A bit of coin in the pockets could tide quite a few of us over until we got some new alternatives worked out.

[cpallett]

Sorry Randall, I missed that one. Thanks for the heads up.