Scatter shooting some data and observations
According to data provided by Representative Bill Stutzman (Indiana) in a bill submitted to the 119th Congress, Australia exported 63,000 metric tons of Wagyu beef to the United States between January 2024 and January 2025, which is equivalent to 250,000 - 275,000 head of cattle. This export volume accounts for 48% of the U.S. Wagyu market and 70% of the Wagyu segment within the food service industry, including restaurants. If we consider the two largest Wagyu programs in the


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New website
We are excited to announce our new website that features our fullblood Akaushi cattle genetics and beef. Click the link to go directly to the site www.cooperakaushi.com. As you probably already know it is a long and time consuming process to put together a website. I have helped many producers around the globe create content for their websites and descriptions of their cattle. So, this was very rewarding to tell our unique story and how it unfolded to today. Additionally, I


Importance of Selection for Fine Marbling
Marbling is a driving force in beef quality and pricing around the world. Our typical thought process in the early days of Wagyu breeding...


Calving-Ease, Don't Abandon the Total Mission
Calving-ease and marbling in a productive body type, that is what brought Akaushi to the dance. Period. But ever since I started with...


Semen Purchasing & Marketing Etiquette
One of the most popular first moves for new Wagyu & Akaushi breeders is to gather up a wide portfolio of semen. They are typically very...


How did we get here (USA)…..?
If you're in the F1 Akaushi producing business you're asking yourself this over the past couple months. The answer is a centralized...


USDA Offers Texas (Akaushi) Cattle Ranchers Drought Assistance
Back in the President Trump days of COVID livestock producers could receive payments and handouts mainly in the form from CFAP and PPP...


(Taken) Advantage
The goal of seedstock breeders should be to take advantage of superior genetics and breeding opportunities. But it has became more...


Polled Akaushi in the US
We finally have a critical mass of breeders selecting for polled Akaushi cattle in the US! For some reason the American breeders have...

















