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The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) welcomed the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) announce...

The remote grading process will allow producers to use digital imaging to send their beef for inspection and approval remotely.

The NCBA and USCA favored the initiative to help independent, small processors.

The Agriculture Department unveils a pilot program aimed at allowing agency graders to review and grade beef carcasses remotely.

(WASHINGTON) – On Friday, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced a pilot program to make accessing carcass quality grades – such as Prime, Choice, and Select – available and affordable for small and mid-sized processors. Through the...

Trained plant employees will capture specific images of the live animal and beef carcass.

Trained plant employees will capture specific images of the live animal and beef carcass.

Legislative Watch: No clear WOTUS definition; Livestock Regulatory Protection Act; checkoff reform; Death Tax Repeal Act; USDA Food Safety Advisory Committee.

The USDA Secretary has named 15 new members and five returning members to the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI). Members

Note: this press release is being reissued due to language inadvertently cut off at the bottom....