With cattle inventories at historic lows and imports filling the lean-beef gap, the economics of ground beef are more tangled ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From feed to handling, decisions made throughout an animal’s life affect marbling, tenderness and carcass value. May is National ...

As feeders send increasingly fatter cattle to slaughter, meat scientists and industry leaders are questioning whether the 60‑year‑old USDA formula for estimating saleable meat still reliably ...

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Country Natural Beef’s cattle became less feed efficient as the cooperative extended days on feed, but they also produced more beef and returned nearly $400 more per head to member ranches. Tylor ...

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 ...