As more people discover the advantages of Wagyu for producing high quality beef, a growing number of cattle breeders are raising this unique breed. Some people who have never raised cattle before are also giving it a try.
Jerry Reeves, retired from the Animal Science Department at Washington State University, was one of the first Americans to become familiar with this breed. Today he runs a large herd of black Wagyu that winter along the Snake River in Washington and summer in the Idaho mountains.
Reeves was part of a team sent by…
