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Title
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Creation of U.S. Department of Agriculture's Beef Grading System
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Description
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) created its beef grading system, which declared that beef with higher fat content indicates higher quality beef. Not only did this USDA guideline incentivize the feedlot industry to fatten up young steers on corn and slaughter them prematurely as compared to before, but it also made raising livestock a more factory-oriented process. At first, feedlots had issues with excessive water consumption and were draining water out of the ground. Now, feedlots are criticized for releasing ammonia, methane, and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
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Date
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May 1927 – May 1927
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Location - Physical Location
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Department of Agriculture Building. Between 12th and 14th Street SW. Washington, DC. United States.
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Name
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Aaron Saenz
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cites
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Ted Steinberg. "The Secret History of Meat". pg. 173-5. By Unknown author or not provided - U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17033715
