If you're confused about the meaning of A5 and why wagyu and Kobe with that rating are supposed to be so great, you're not alone. Here's what you need to know.

American Wagyu Association petition seeks more specificity at top end as marbling scores peak and premium beef sales grow 9% ...

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 ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. People “know” meat comes from animals, but ...

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 ...

Americans are spending billions on Wagyu, but many restaurant menus never tell diners whether they are ordering Japanese Wagyu or American crossbred beef. Here are the differences and how to choose ...

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 ...

BAKER CITY, Ore. — A new federal program for grading beef quality could add hundreds of dollars of value per head of cattle in Baker County and elsewhere. The remote grading pilot program, which ...

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