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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

FAS Field Office Faces Trade Challenges Head-On

July 29, 2011 Katie Gorscak, Public Affairs, Foreign Agricultural Service

Every day, USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) field offices work to maintain access for U.S. products in export markets around the world. When trade is disrupted, these offices step up to the plate to address the issue and work with their counterparts in Washington, D.C., the exporters, and...

Trade

Baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan Teams Up with USDA’s Certified Beef Program

July 12, 2011 Craig Morris, AMS Deputy Administrator, Livestock and Seed Program

Nolan Ryan is one of the greatest icons in Major League Baseball history – a first-ballot Hall of Fame member and team president of the Texas Rangers. But Ryan is special in another way: he heads the Nolan Ryan Guaranteed Tender Beef Program, one of just a few marketing programs verified by USDA’s...

Food and Nutrition

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