Australia Trip Updates
WagyuEdge ‘24 conference
15,000 kilometers – that's the distance between Clayton, NC and Cairns, Australia. In April, our WILD pioneers, Reid and Jaclyn, made the long journey with their family to The Land Down Under to forge new relationships and attend the WagyuEdge ‘24 conference, hosted by the Australian Wagyu Association.
During their two weeks in Australia, Reid and Jaclyn visited several Wagyu farms to learn from their local experts and build relationships that will strengthen the ways we continue to craft Wagyu the WILD way here in the US. Our friends at Macquarie Wagyu, Arubial Wagyu, HP Wagyu, and Toro Wagyu were gracious and generous hosts – we can’t thank them enough for their hospitality.
We were able to purchase Lot 37, MACQUARIE Q0291 semen, in partnership with Twin Oaks Wagyu out of Powhatan, VA and Running R Cattle out of Cameron, TX, at the Elite Sale from Macquarie Wagyu. As we continue to grow our WILD herd and genetics program, We can't wait to see how these genetics do in our herds and the live progeny we will be able to prove out of this sire. Thank you to Anthony and Chantal Winter of Macquarie for your partnership.
At that very same sale, our semen lot from WILD ITOSHIGENAMI 32K sold for $3,000 AUD per unit to Statkar Farms in the United States. We are excited to work on these genetics and look forward to working with Jason McConniel with Statkar Farms out of Brenham, Texas.
To round out a great trip, Reid closed out the WagyuEdge ‘24 conference by presenting the closing session. He shared about our WILD history, how we approach our business with a compassionate and customer-service-first approach, and the challenges and opportunities that face our industry. You can check out Reid’s presentation by clicking this link, along with some of our other favorites from the conference, including the World Meat Market Looking Forward, First Light Farms – 15 Years In, and Developing Global Demand with Kilcoy Global Foods. Stay tuned for more from Wilders Wagyu this summer as we look to forge a stronger path together.
The Australian Wagyu Association has been such an instrumental part of our journey navigating the Wagyu industry, and we can’t thank the Association and its members enough for welcoming us with open arms and hearts to share their expertise and friendship.
