Cattle have four parts to their stomach and can detect smells up to six miles away.

160 degrees F is the correct cooking temperature to ensure safe and savory ground beef.

A 3-ounce serving of lean beef is an excellent source of protein, supplying more than half of the protein most people need each day.

Cattle farmers conserve the land by implementing natural resource management practices that include soil tests, brush and weed control programs, grazing management plans, minimum or no-till systems, and range quality and grass utilization monitoring.

Twenty-nine cuts of beef meet government guidelines for lean.

Raising beef cattle is the single largest segment of American agriculture.

One can keep a raw chicken frozen for a time span of about 2 years. Though this kind of storage is possible and does not change taste and flavor, it is advisable not to consume chicken stored for such a prolonged time period.

A poultry farm worker who separates chicks into males and females is known as the 'sexer', and can separate 1,000 chicks per hour with almost 100% accuracy.

Pork is the most versatile meat. It can be marinated, roasted, grilled, skewered, dry rubbed, boiled, baked, barbecued, microwaved, pan-fried or stir-fried.

During the War of 1812, a packer named Uncle Sam Wilson sent off several hundred barrels of pork for the troops. Each package was labeled ‘U.S.’ and it didn’t take long for ‘Uncle Sam’ to be a household name for the government.

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