FAQs - Certified Hereford Beef

Why Should You Choose Certified Hereford Beef?

Certified Hereford Beef’s unique breed-specific program provides a competitive advantage over all other programs in the industry. Our program options consist of a full Premium and Choice product line that add value to your bottom ...
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What is Certified Hereford Beef?

Certified Hereford Beef is a breed-specific premium branded beef program established in 1995. The brand is owned and maintained by 7,000 local Hereford farmers and ranchers of the American Hereford Association. It is a product ...
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What’s the Difference? Certified Hereford Beef vs. Black Angus Beef

Angus beef is essentially a mass-market designation given to cattle who qualify for the 61 branded Black Angus beef programs certified by the USDA — that’s 70% of all the beef programs in America. Certified ...
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How Sustainable is Our Program?

The cattle in the Certified Hereford Beef program are a naturally efficient breed that help sustain the land on which they are raised. Compared to other cattle breeds such as Black Angus, studies show that ...
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How Healthy is Our Beef?

Certified Hereford Beef is as healthy as it is delicious. Just one 3 oz. serving of Certified Hereford Beef contains only about 170 calories and is packed with 10 essential nutrients — including 25g of ...
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Are Our Cattle Grass-Fed or Grain-Fed?

Like most cattle in the United States, our cattle graze in local pastures on grass between 3 to 14 months. Our local farmers and ranchers then transition the cattle to a feedyard where they’re fed ...
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Is Our Beef USDA Inspected?

Yes, every product in the Certified Hereford Beef program is certified, graded and inspected by the USDA for quality before being shipped to and enjoyed by the customers of our retail and foodservice partners.
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Where can I find Certified Hereford Beef?

You can shop for Certified Hereford Beef at grocery stores, restaurants or our online partners in the United States and internationally — just visit our Where to Buy page.
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What USDA grade is Certified Hereford Beef?

The Certified Hereford Beef Premium program is graded Upper 2/3 USDA Choice beef and higher. We also have a USDA Choice and higher program that adheres to the same strict brand specifications.
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How Do We Support Our Brand Partners?

Certified Hereford Beef can help your business by offering exceptional product quality, unwavering customer service, and curated marketing support. Our marketing team works with our branded partners to help them tell the Certified Hereford Beef ...
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Is Certified Hereford Beef available to export?

Yes, Certified Hereford Beef is currently exported to Central & South America and other destinations internationally — please visit the website of our export partner, Agri-Food & Feed, for more details at http://www.agrifoodandfeed.com/.
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Please visit our Contact page or shoot us an email at info@herefordbeef.org.
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