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A USDA pilot program is aiming to help cattle producers and meat processors access better markets through the USDA’s official beef quality grading and certification.

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The USDA says its Remote Grading Pilot for Beef could give small packers and processors a leg up they desperately need.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Friday announced a pilot program to allow more cattle producers and meat processors to access better markets through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) official beef quality grading and certification. The Remote Grading Pilot for Beef, developed by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), matches simple technology with robust data management and program oversight to allow a USDA grader to assess beef carcass characteristics and assign th...

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U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced a pilot program to allow more cattle producers and meat processors to access better markets through the USDA’s official beef quality

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack last week announced a pilot program to allow more cattle producers and meat processors to access better markets through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) official beef quality grading and certification. 

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