cattle management software

How does a professional fisherman become involved in the cattle business?

Ask Gary Yamamoto, the owner of a custom beef operation in Palestine, Texas. Yamamoto is a professional fisherman who also owns Yamamoto Custom Baits, a plastic bait manufacturing operation in Page, Arizona. He became interested in the Wagyu cattle breed and bought the foundation of his full-blood herd from Shogo Takeda, Takeda Farms, Hokkaido, Japan, in 1998.

Jim Quevreaux, who works in the Wagyu cattle operation, said that they breed their Wagyu bulls to Angus and Angus-cross cows to produce the F1s they ship to the feedlot, and become the meat that can be purchased from YamaBeef.

Yamamoto’s 1500 cows and 500 bulls are spread over five ranches in east Texas. Quevreaux said they are currently working toward streamlining their operations and retaining more of their calves.

He said they have used CattleMax since 2001 to manage their vertically integrated beef operation after switching from another cattle software program because he liked the enhanced features included in CattleMax.

“We track calves from pasture to packer,” Quevreaux said.

He said they use the custom reports feature in CattleMax to create the specialized reports they need such as a list of bulls by sires, or a list of cattle by age.

Quevreaux said he also appreciates the technical support Cattlesoft offers to its customers.

For a taste of the unique Wagyu beef from Gary Yamamoto Custom Beef, their Inn at BK Ranch features Beverly’s Restaurant, which serves the Wagyu beef among other fine cuisine. The Inn sits on 770 acres of Yamamoto’s Ranch, with eight fishing lakes and numerous amenities for guests.

For more information on Gary Yamamoto Custom Beef, call 877-792-9262. Their website, which is currently under construction, is http://www.yama-beef.com. For more on The Inn at BK Ranch and Beverly’s Restaurant, visit http://www.bkranch.com.