Globe/T. Rob Brown
A cow ambles through the sales ring this week at an auction at the Joplin Regional Stockyards in eastern Jasper County. Oct. 1 will mark the beginning of new regulation that will require food labeling on a wide range of products, including beef. Labels must show country or countries of origin.
Country-of-origin labeling requires farmers, producers to document food source
On the Net
To learn more about country-of-origin-labeling, go to www.ams.usda.gov/COOL.