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 ...

Compared to analyst expectations, last Friday’s Cattle on Feed Report held no surprises, as the Jan. 1 head count was 3.2% ...

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 ...

KSHB 41 reporter Ryan Gamboa covers Miami County in Kansas and Cass County in Missouri. He also covers agricultural topics. Share your story idea with Ryan. Hertzog's Beef Processing is processing ...

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 ...