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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From feed to handling, decisions made throughout an animal’s life affect marbling, tenderness and carcass value. May is National ...

WASHINGTON — The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) recently launched a new mobile app ...

The American beef cattle sector has a problem. A good problem, but a problem nonetheless. American cattle are getting better quality grades than they used to. Investments in better genetics, feed ...

If you're a steak lover who's been grocery shopping for a while, you might already know prime beef is considered the best quality beef. You've also probably noticed it's the most expensive (and maybe ...

As Prime grading exceeds 17% of the mix, narrowing price spreads are shifting the profitability landscape for packers and ...

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 ...

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 ...

The new app aims to deliver more secure image submissions, fewer upload mistakes, clearer status visibility and reliable tracking of assigned carcass grades, said USDA.

May is National Beef Month! In celebration of this tasty month, it only seems fitting to discuss what affects the eating experience and yield of the product. Beef carcasses can be evaluated using two ...