Dutton Cattle Company Holds Open House Event

American Akaushi Association Member Dutton Cattle Company located in Bannock, Ohio

T-L Photo/CARRI GRAHAM The Dutton Cattle Co. welcomes dozens of local and out-of-state farmers to the ranch Thursday for its open house.

Many local and out-of-state farmers gathered at the Dutton Cattle Co. on Thursday morning to attend the company’s open house event introducing its Akaushi cattle.

The Dutton family and staff welcomed around 50 people to its inaugural Field Day at the company’s 1,150-acre ranch in Flushing. Owners John and Rita Dutton founded the company in 1981. Over the past few years, the Duttons have purchased Akaushi cattle which officials say produce healthier and more flavorful Wagyu beef.

Their son, Chris Dutton, thanked everyone for coming to the event, which introduced attendees to the benefits of the Akaushi cattle and allowed them to tour the farm.

JoJo Carrales, vice president of cattle operations for Heartbrand Ranch in Texas, said he attended the event to support the Dutton Cattle Co. The Duttons purchased its cattle from Heartbrand Ranch, which sells cattle to farms throughout the world.

“About five years ago, John and Rita bought some Akaushi cattle from us in Texas and really saw the opportunity to improve the beef industry in their area. We raise a breed of cattle called Akaushi, it’s a Japanese breed of cattle — it has very high marbling, it’s really consistent. It is a breed that we’ve used a lot in cross breeding. So when you have a producer like the Dutton ranch that uses Akaushi full blood bulls on top of their existing cattle, we offer a premium program at Heartbrand to buy those calves back for our brand of beef,” he said.

Article Originally Posted Here. Written by: Carri Graham