USDA inspectors have the authority to override any inaccuracies they find in beef packing plants utilizing the new camera grading system. That message was delivered to industry stakeholders last week via a letter from Greg Ibach, USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs. The new technology is called the Gigabyte Ethernet, or “Gig E,” and launched in February 2017. It is now in place at nine steer and heifer harvest facilities that process 50 percent of the U.S. fed cattle market share. Read more…
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