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Beef, Home and Family

USDA Beef Quality Grades: What do they mean?

A large portion of beef sold at retail in the United States is accompanied by a USDA quality grade label. However, the label can be confusing to consumers. Read More



Open fridge with food leftovers and meal plan in glass containers. Domestic refrigerator for healthy eating. Leftover food, yogurt, cheese and other groceries. (Photo: iStock - Olga PS)

Power out? Prepping, storing food can be ‘tricky’

Meat industry, meats hanging in the cold storage. (Photo: iStock - asikkk)
Cutting pork loin (Photo: SDSU Extension)

How to Cut a Boneless Pork Loin

  • By Christina Bakker │ SDSU Extension Meat Science Specialist
Massachusetts imports nearly all of their pork products. (Photo via Adobe Stock.)
Set of vacuum packed beef (iStock - Ilia Nesolenyi)

Be careful when vacuum-packing your foods

(Photo by Kirsten Hollansworth.)
Plant-based meat sales are struggling against the real thing pictured here. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture.)

Meat processing plants grow with local consumer demand