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 ...

Beef prices differ by cut. Learn what USDA labels mean so you can choose the best beef for your next hearty meal.

Shopping for beef at the grocery store is becoming trickier, but with a little understanding of the grades, you can choose ...

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 began grading beef in 1926. Inspectors are onsite when beef is slaughtered and are trained to “grade” beef between the 12th and 13th rib looking at the fat ...

New, high-tech methods might be an option for yield grading beef, a change that companies like Agri-Beef say will provide ...

If you’ve ever cooked a steak that looked perfect in the package but turned gray and flavorless in the pan, you know that not all grocery store meat is created equal. The difference often comes down ...