News Profiles 15 Minutes With a Farmer podcast: Raising Wagyu cattle in Minnesota By Lisa Foust Prater Lisa Foust Prater Lisa Foust Prater is the Family & Farmstead Editor for Successful Farming, sharing interesting family features, heartfelt editorial columns, and important health and safety information. Her favorite thing about her job is meeting interesting people, learning their stories, and sharing them with our readers.Lisa started her career with Successful Farming magazine in 1999, working primarily for the web team and writing product reviews for the magazine. She later wrote for the Living the Country Life magazine and website and has written and edited several cookbooks and other books for Successful Farming and Living the Country Life. Successful Farming's Editorial Guidelines Published on June 24, 2024 Close In this episode, I sit down with Travis Malloy and his family on the deck of their farmhouse near Brainerd, in central Minnesota. In addition to cash crops and Angus cattle, the Malloys are raising a herd of Wagyu cattle and direct-marketing the beef on their website. We discuss the differences between Wagyu and Angus cattle, the benefits of AI, and working with extended family to get the job done. Travis Malloy We just had a guy come out who had tried some Wagyu burger, and he said, 'Now I won't eat any other burger.' — Travis Malloy Listen to this episode of 15 Minutes With a Farmer below or on Apple Podcasts — where you can also listen to past episodes and subscribe — or wherever you listen to podcasts. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit