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 ...

Choosing the perfect cut of meat for backyard grilling and barbecue needs is no small task. When selecting beef at the grocery store, shoppers often face decision fatigue from refrigerated shelves ...

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 ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Meat packing plants can now get their beef graded by the USDA using just a smartphone. The agency has launched its new Remote Grading Pilot Program for beef hoping to make the ...

Given the limitations of the USDA's system—the fact that it does not break out for consumers the degree of marbling within its grades, or differentiate between breeds, ages, diets, or techniques for ...

If you know a thing or two about beef, then perhaps you know about the top beef grades and what they really mean. This steak grading system, introduced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is a ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The USDA will be encouraging Americans to eat more red meat as part of its plan to support the beef industry. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins released a plan ...