Articles Tagged with ''Choice grade''

Efficiency in growing and finishing beef cattle

Every producer is looking for the next edge in efficiency. But are the formulas the industry has relied on for so long the best math for every operation?

December 29, 2022

Carl A. Old and Heidi Rossow

Efficiency can be defined as achieving the greatest output with the least input; a commonly used measure is pounds of gain per pounds of feed, abbreviated as G/F.

Wow friends and family with the perfect prime rib

December 14, 2021

K. Scott Jensen

While tradition in many homes across the U.S. might call for ham or turkey on the Christmas dinner table, discriminating revelers contend that “Beef – It’s what’s for Christmas Dinner” should be the slogan!

Poll: Choice beef is the target grade for most ranchers

July 20, 2020

"It is better to aim for the stars and miss than to aim for a pile of manure and hit it." – Unknown

What does the future hold for Select beef?

April 24, 2020

Jaclyn De Candio

Following Prime and Choice, Select is the third of the eight distinct beef quality grades.

It’s Prime time

March 15, 2019

Katrina Huffstutler

There was a time when targeting the Choice grade seemed like a lofty goal. But as the song goes, the times, they are a-changin’.

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