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ANNUALWAGYUEDGE: AWA CONFERENCE & TOUR INTEGRITY ADELAIDE 8 - 12 MAY 2019 BUILDING
2019 IN ADELAIDE
The 2019 WagyuEdge: Building Integrity annual conference planning is well underway for what should be a wonderful event held in the beautiful city of Adelaide overlooking the Adelaide Oval and Torrens River.
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EVENTS > 2019 WAGYU EDGE - CONFERENCE AND TOUR
As the Wagyu industry grows, our
Our affiliated industries - feedlots and
knowledge and technology need to grow
processors - are the backbone of our
with it as does our commitment to our
supply chain and deliver the exceptional
customer – the consumer.
Wagyu eating experience. Therefore,
With that in mind, the Conference aims
our partnership with Australian Lot
to bring together a range of speakers
Feeders Association brings our focus
to expand members knowledge in
on nutrition, animal welfare and the
genetics and nutrition using tools such
ideal carcase, which when assessed by
as BREEDPLAN, BreedObject $Indexes
the recently introduced MIJ-camera,
and developments in our understanding
enables brand owners to demonstrate
of Wagyu nutritional tools.
objectivity to consumers and provides
2019 also marks the 30th anniversary of the Association and gives us
our genetic evaluation system the ability to utilise accurate data.
an opportunity to recognise our
Putting it altogether is often best
achievements and history, highlighted
demonstrated by practical example and
by one of the original Wagyu companies,
we are excited to showcase two vertically
AACo in a presentation by our Keynote
integrated value-chain systems.
Speaker, AACo’s CEO Hugh Killen.
Those first-hand experiences will be
further highlighted with the option of the Conference Tour which will take in two of Australia’s top vertically integrated production systems and brands, Mayura Station, South Australia and Sher Wagyu’s BeefCorp, Victoria. The tour will be a one-way trip from Adelaide to Melbourne through our Southern high-productivity zone. Wine and Wagyu will be on the menu again. The conference event highlights include the Welcome Dinner, Gala Dinner – where we present the awards for the Wagyu Branded Beef Competition – and the Elite Wagyu National Sale. The pinnacle of all the Association’s sales, the Elite Wagyu National Sale represents the best opportunity to secure the highest level of genetics.
MAYURA STATION TOUR STOP 38
SHER WAGYU TOUR STOP
THE AUSTRALIAN WAGYU UPDATE - ISSUE 70
