July 6, 2004 Horizon Organic Executive Joins Dakota Beef!
	July 1, 2004 Dakota Beef in USA Today!
	June 25, 2004 Meat processing plant hopes to be open before August
	May 10, 2004 Exec transfers his skill to organic beef startup
	May 5, 2004 Organic Takes Center Stage In Chicago New Organic Meat, Low-Carb & Convenience Foods Premier at All Things Organic™
	May 5, 2004 New products whittle away the carbs
	April 28, 2004 Dakota Beef commits to Heifer International as Corporate Sponsor
	March 12, 2004 Dakota Beef Announces the Appointment of Steve Lavey as Executive Vice President And Chief Financial Officer
	March 1, 2004 Dakota Beef signs with Hain Celestial for Organic Baby Food Line
	December 30, 2003 Massachusetts Architect to Design Organic Feed Facility
	December 27, 2003 Dakota Beef responds to Mad Cow Crisis
	October 14, 2003 The acquisition of the company's first of three planned processing facilities in Howard, South Dakota.
	June 27, 2003 Dakota Beef Applauds McDonald's Antibiotic Reduction Policy
	May 26. 2003 No BSE found in organic livestock production.   Full Text Below
	May 21, 2003 Dakota Beef Supports Efforts to Contain Mad Cow Disease in Canada
	May 15, 2003 Dakota Beef Goes Global to Encourage Domestic Organic Beef Production.

No BSE found in organic livestock production

"Consumers concerned about food safety are choosing organically produced meat and produce in increasing numbers," states Janine Gibson, President of Canadian Organic Growers. Organic meat is a true alternative for families concerned about feeding their children meat that may carry Mad Cow Disease. The health and safety of our food supply depends on standards that emphasize localized production, traceability of both feed and meat, and humane treatment of animals," Gibson says.

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, commonly referred to as Mad Cow Disease) came on the heels of the dramatic increase in the use of animal protein - rendered meat and bone meal left over from the slaughterhouse - in commercial livestock feed in recent decades. A single teaspoon of ingested high infectivity meat and bone meal is thought to be enough to cause BSE in a cow, the British medical journal The Lancet reported in 1996. The Soil Association, Britain's organic organization, reports that no BSE has ever been found on an organic farm in the UK.

Also, some international research is indicating magnesium and copper imbalances, caused either through management practices or environmental contamination, may lead to BSE prion formation. Small-scale, organic livestock farms minimize these problems through promoting environmental balance.

Organic meat is produced from animals that have been raised on a pure organic diet - nothing but organic feed and pasture. This means they are never fed rendered animal by-products that could have been contaminated with Mad Cow Disease. Nor are animals fed any genetically-engineered ingredients, antibiotics, hormones in beef production, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides or synthetic fertilizers. In addition, animals are provided free access to outdoor pasture.

Organic agriculture is the only production practice that requires third-party certification and an annual on-site inspection and audit. This "audit trail" goes well beyond Canada's standard for meat production. Canadian Organic Growers, together with the Canadian Organic Livestock Association and the Organic Trade Association, believe the Canadian Food Inspection Association (CFIA) should adopt the Certified Organic Inspection System for all livestock production.( Ms Gibson, the President of Canadian Organic Growers Inc., was a chief collaborator in the development of Canada's National Standards for Organic Livestock Production and trains Organic Inspectors Internationally.)

Canadian Organic Growers is Canada's national information network for organic farmers, gardeners and consumers.

The Organic Trade Association represents all sectors of the organic industry throughout North America.
The Canadian Organic Livestock Association markets certified organic meat products.

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