Certified Hereford Beef and the American Hereford Association votes to modify the minimum marbling score requirement

The Certified Hereford Beef and the American Hereford Association (AHA) board of directors voted unanimously to modify the minimum marbling score requirement for the Certified Hereford Beef brand. The minimum marbling score requirement will be modified to a USDA Choice quality grade. The marbling score modification will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2019. The Certified Hereford Beef brand will serve customers with two programs — Choice and Premium. The Choice program will provide a USDA Choice and higher product, while the Premium program will provide an upper-two-thirds USDA Choice and higher product.