The agency’s goals include aligning grading standards with current production practices and consumer preferences.

Early sperm sorting practices resulted in high cell mortality, with high costs and limited availability of quality semen.

Kansas State University’s Emma Briggs, a beef systems specialist, and Mindy King, an assistant professor in animal sciences and industry, discussed beef cow size and heavier carcass weights and their ...

A beef carcass is composed of 70 percent to 75 percent water. As it is chilled, water evaporation will cause the carcass weight to decrease. It is not uncommon for a chilled carcass to weigh two ...

If a time machine transported us back to the feedlots of the 1960s and early 70s, one thing would stand out compared to the industry today: We are producing enormous cattle in comparison to 50 years ...

Buying a “quarter cow” has shifted from niche homesteader move to mainstream dinner-table strategy, promising better meat, fewer grocery runs, and a hedge against price spikes. Before you hand over a ...

A shrunken U.S. beef herd has forced meat processors into a bidding war for a dwindling supply of animals, making it harder ...

Each beef cut follows its own price pattern throughout the year, from summer grilling favorites to holiday restaurant staples ...