James Tuckwiller, Co-Owner of Mountain Steer Meat Company, captures images of the carcass chine bone using a remote grading device in White Sulphur Springs, WV. The Remote Grading Pilot for Beef, developed by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service AMS, matches simple technology with robust data management and program oversight to allow a USDA grader to assess beef carcass characteristics and assign the official quality grade from a remote location, reducing costs and location as barriers to participation in voluntary grading services.

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Location: USA
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