Eleven Wagyu operations in 14-days

AWA's USA Wagyu tour (11 - 27 September 2023)

The Australian Wagyu Association will take a group of stakeholders on a 14-day tour across Canada and the USA, visiting 11 Wagyu operations and the 2023 American Wagyu Conference in San Antonio, TX. Unforgettable Wagyu operations we plan to visit include Wagyu Sekai, Vermont Wagyu, Bar R Cattle Co, Lone Mountain Cattle, Triangle B Ranch, M6 Cattle Co, Ranger Cattle and Landgraf Ranch.

Route

ROUTE Wagyu Sekai Puslinch, Ontario

Canada

Wagyu Sekai was established by Ken Kurosawatsu in 1992 in Puslinch, Ontario, Canada. Their first shipment of Fullblood Wagyu genetics to Canada out of Japan was in 1993.

Wagyu Sekai are now proud of their 100% Wagyu Beef branded as “Kurozawagyu” with pedigrees containing famous Wagyu sires such as Yasufuku, Monjiro, Shigeshigenami, Kikutani, Tanifuku Doi, Dai 7 Itozakura and Mitsufuku.

Vermont Wagyu

Springfield, Vermont

Vermont Wagyu was established in 2008 by Dr. Sheila Patinkin with 20 Fullblood Wagyu calves. It is located in the hills of Vermont and offers many beautiful sights. Sheila returned to Vermont 15 years ago after working as a trained paediatrician and is now one of the leading breeders of 100% DNA certified Fullblood Wagyu.

Vermont Wagyu prides themselves on restorative agricultural management, low-stress handling practices, and data-focused breeding of Wagyu.

ROUTE Bar R Cattle Co Pullman, Washington

Back in 1990, Jerry and Heidi Reeves began to transition their small commercial cattle herd into Wagyu and have been dedicated to advancing the breed ever since.

Located in the Palouse region of Eastern Washington, BR2 Wagyu Genetics LLC was established in 2004 by partnering Bar R Cattle Company and Blue Rock Cattle Company. They use progeny testing to evaluate their sires by leasing them to large commercial Angus herds which has allowed them to select elite sires with proven carcase genetics.

ROUTE Lone Mountain Cattle Golden, New Mexico

Lone Mountain Cattle, located in Golden, New Mexico was established in 1965 and is the leading Fullblood Black Wagyu Cattle Ranch in the United States. It is now owned and operated by Mary and Robert Estrin.

They began their transition into raising Fullblood Wagyu cattle in 2005 as Robert purchased the first two Fullblood Wagyu Bulls and nine Fullblood Wagyu cows and by 2006, the entire herd was Fullblood Wagyu.

They now aim to create the best possible genetics of American-Raised Fullblood Wagyu and are proving to do so.

ROUTE Triangle B Ranch Stigler, Oklahoma

Triangle B Ranch are located 15 miles North of Stigler, Eastern Oklahoma have been producing Fullblood and American Wagyu since 2002.

The ranch is a vertically integrated operation consisting of a cow/calf operation, bull stud, supplier of seed-stock and genetics, cattle feeding operation, and online eCommerce store.

They aim to produce the very best Fullblood Wagyu genetics and the highest quality beef, all while providing exceptional customer service.

ROUTE M6 Cattle Co Alvarado, Texas

Kevin and Jessica Moore are the sole owners and operators of M6 Cattle Co. LLC located in North Central Texas. They believe that Wagyu is the only breed that can deliver new levels of quality and health benefits to the beef industry and are using their years of experience to produce high quality Wagyu.

Kevin said “At M6, we have embraced the ultimate challenge in breeding Wagyu cattle. We are selecting for more carcass quality, more performance, more phenotypic eye-appeal while keeping heifer-safe calving ease.”

ROUTE Ranger Cattle Austin, Texas

USA

Ranger Cattle was founded by Josh Eilers and is located East of Austin. Josh was a Sergeant and served as team leader in the U.S. Army’s elite First Ranger Battalion. After retiring from the military due to injury, Josh started to follow his passion for the beef industry and now aims to produce high-quality, pasture raised Fullblood Wagyu beef. His herd is free to graze over 300 acres and is free from harmful additives and hormones.

ROUTE Landgraf Ranch Red Rock, Texas,

ROUTE Santos Patronos Ranch Seguin, Texas

Santos Patronos Ranch is a Thomas family ranch located in Seguin, Texas, passionately producing top 1% Wagyu through their AI and IVF embryo transfer programs. Their animals are dual registered with Australia Wagyu Association and American Wagyu Association, they offer only the highest quality seedstock and genetics and provide finished beef direct to valued customers.

Landgraf Ranch is situated in Bastrop County, about 25 miles Southeast of Austin, Texas. There they are committed to producing the highest quality Fullblood Wagyu beef as all of their herd are born, raised and finished on farm.

Their herd is bred for genetic excellence, raised in a healthy and humane manner on 200 acres of Texas farmland. Landgraf Ranch is home to Fullblood Wagyu heifers and embryos with excellent bloodlines including: Mt. Fuji, Mazda, Michifuku, Shigeshigetani, Kenhanafuji, Kitaguni Jr., Fukutsuru 068, Kikuyasu, and Shigefu and stive to continually improve their herd genetics.

USA For the latest updates about the tour visit the AWA website