By ALICE MANNETTE
The Hutchinson News 

Wagyu beef industry small but strong in Kansas

 

March 20, 2020



HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — For Drew Bryan, beef is money.

In addition to buying the best pork and beef to sell in his butcher shop in Hutchinson four years ago, Bryan decided to add a premium meat - crossbred Wagyu – to the selection.

That's when Bryan, the owner of Jackson Meat, started raising crossbred Wagyu cattle, The Hutchinson News reported. Now, he sells this meat in his store.

"When we bought the meat market, it gave us the opportunity to raise from farm to table meat," Bryan said. "I always had a small herd (Angus). For me, it's therapy."

Wagyu are a breed of Japanese cattle, valued for...



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