beef

The USDA Shield – A Century of Trust in Every Cut

June 1, 2026 Jennifer Porter, Deputy Administrator, Livestock & Poultry Program, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is celebrating 100 years of its beef standards and grading service. With more than 90% of cattle graded annually, equating to 21 billion pounds of beef graded last year, AMS grading services deliver consistency, trust, value, and transparency across the...

Animals

Graphic showing 100 years of grading for beef

Spring Holidays are for Family Feasts, Not Pesky Bacteria Guests

March 18, 2024 Zoya Sattar, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service

It’s a special time of year as we welcome spring and celebrate several holidays. Many families and communities will be celebrating with their Easter, Eid, and Passover traditions. Whether you’re celebrating your Easter dinner with ham, Eid lunch with lamb, or Seder meal with brisket, remember to...

Health and Safety

Kansas: A Leader in Wheat, Grain Sorghum, and Beef Production

July 03, 2019 Doug Bounds, Kansas State Statistician, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Kansas farmers know how to grow wheat. In 2017, Kansas ranked No. 1 in wheat production, according to the 2017 Census of Agriculture. Kansas farms produced 319 million bushels of wheat from 7 million harvested acres, accounting for almost 18 percent of all wheat grown in the United States.

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