It's important to understand where food comes from. But do you know your Angus from your Hereford? These cattle breeds both produce high-quality beef, so differentiating between the two is an ...

HUDSON, Iowa — Blake Hansen loves beef, but admits he is quite particular about the quality of meat he chooses to consume. So, when he sampled a steak he could cut with a spoon, he was hooked. "It’s ...

An industry-wide collaboration is improving breeding tools. International Genetic Solutions, a group of more than 17 cattle associations and organizations, is working across the breed spectrum to ...

HUDSON — Blake Hansen loves beef, but admits he is quite particular about the quality of meat he chooses to consume. So, when he sampled a steak he could cut with a spoon, he was hooked. “It’s like ...

A change is coming to the cattle seedstock industry. Breed associations have long been interested in finding the genetic basis for feed efficiency, with the aim of breeding more efficient animals. But ...

Chinese scientists have successfully cloned an endangered species of beef cattle. The clone calf, named Boeve, was born on 27 April and is one of a breed from the northern Hebei province. The cell ...

Welcome to your personal crash course in beef. Get ready to learn everything from simple definitions and types of beef to the grading system and carcass separation process — complete with ...

I first came across a breed of cattle known as Fleckvieh when I was in vet school. It has several positive attributes but what stood out for me is the fact that it is a dual purpose breed. Though this ...

Which do you shake your head at most, people who are being taken or the people doing the taking? When ads for Angus beef first appeared, I knew marketers had found another gimmick to con the public.