Beef quality grades are determined by evaluating the maturity and the marbling of beef carcasses. As beef animals mature, their meat generally becomes tougher. This is because collagen, the ...

The United States Department of Agriculture launched a new remote beef grading pilot program which will allow rural meat processors to have more access to markets through the USDA’s official beef ...

USDA meat graders will be allowed to review and grade beef carcasses remotely under a pilot program Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Friday. The Remote Grading Pilot for Beef aims to expand ...

BAKER CITY, Ore. — A new federal program for grading beef quality could add hundreds of dollars of value per head of cattle in Baker County and elsewhere. The remote grading pilot program, which ...

Select, Choice and Prime are common terms that some customers are familiar with when selecting beef at the retail case. But have you ever wondered about how they are determined? Read the Progressive ...

DENVER -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a pilot program to allow more cattle producers and meat processors to access better markets through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s official ...

Beef grading is a skill that takes many elements of the carcass into consideration. Ty Lawrence, professor of animal science at West Texas A&M University, broke it down for attendees at the recent ...

The concept of issuing quality grades began in 1923, and is presently a voluntary, fee based service run by the Agricultural Marketing Service for meat and poultry (beef being the most relevant to ...

If you enjoy eating or smoking Prime grade beef, prepare for a dip in the national supply. A new carcass camera-grading technology, likely due to inaccuracy, provided elevated marbling scores to USDA ...

Beef carcasses in a meat processing plant. Legislation introduced in the House of Representatives would allow livestock auction companies to invest in small and regional processing plants. BAKER CITY ...