Events
2023 Wagyu Congress
Theme for the congress was ‘Dive in with Wagyu’
Marguerite Loftus – Wagyu for the health conscious
Dr Hester Vermeulen – How beef consumers spend their money
Harun Moreira – Why CWB Wagyu Sells
Prof Phillip Strydom – Why Grading Matters
Dr John Grewar – Exporting Wagyu: What we need to get right
Johan Strydom – The Psychology of Selling Wagyu
Anton Olkers – How to market your Wagyu carcass
Dewald Olivier – Red Meat Industry Strategy for 2030
2022 LRF Stockman School
2022 Wagyu Congress
Theme for the congress was ‘Unpacking the Wagyu toolbox’
Brad Cook – The Genetics Toolbox for Wagyu Beef Cattle
Danie Jordaan – The Economics of Producing Wagyu
Johan Styger – Selection Indexes – Case Study
Johan Styger – Wagyu Breeding – Selection Indexes
Prof Webb – The Composition of Wagyu fat and its health benefits
Rick Mapham – Wagyu Raising and Rearing for the Feedlot
2022 Wagyu Conference and National Sale @ Afridome Parys
2022 CWB Emerging Farmer Training day
2021 Wagyu SA AGM report
2021 CWB AGM Complete report
2020 2nd World Wagyu Conference
2019 Morgan Beef/Afgri Wagyu Roadshow
2019 Wagyu Conference and National Sale @ Nampo Bothaville
Aaron Van Den Heuvel – Objective carcase assessment
Dawie Maree – Agricultural Outlook in Changing Times
DR Aaron Cooper – Shortfed Wagyu Systems
DR Celesti Jansen van Rensburg – The move to healthy fats
DR Fanie Steyn – New Reproductive Technologies
DR Kabols – South African Certified Wagyu Beef Program
DR Michael Bradfield – Kantoor Office Processes
Georgina Jeurissen – Wagyu Calves
Johan dre Vos – Modern Breeding
Johan Strydom – Future of Wagyu Trading
Loren Ruth – Wagyu the USA Perspective
Mitchell Ruth – Strategies for Managing Breeding and Genetics Programs
Prof Dale Woerner – Future of Meat
Prof Dale Woerner – Wagyu fat is different
Prof Este van Marle – Understanding Genomics and the Wagyu Genomics Pipeline
2019 March Beef Producer day @ Morgan Beef
2019 Feb JSE day @ Sandown
2019 Jan Beef Genomics @ Sernick
2018 Oct Beef Genomics @ Sernick
2018 Aug Techincal conference @ Parys
Beef Genomics Program Thys Meyer
Economically important traits-Prof Frikkie Neser
Single step genetic – Prof Alfredo Lepori
The what, why, how of animal recording- I du Plooy
Understanding BREEDPLAN recording -Prof F Neser
Utilizing reproductive management – Dr Morne de la Rey
2018 Aug Industry conference @ Parys
Breeding balanced with Wagyu – P GILMOUR
Calf Management – Dr Collen Albertyn
Carcass grading digital camera Brian Angus
Feeding Wagyu Dr Conrad Coetzee
Fulllood or F1 cross perspective – A Schutte
Introducing special Genotypes – Bill Fisher
Measuring feed efficiency – Philip Oosthuizen (1)
Measuring feed efficiency – Philip Oosthuizen (2)
Measuring feed efficiency – Philip Oosthuizen
Ovum Pick-up In Vitro Fertiliation -Fanie Steyn
Strength of materal line in Wagyu – Loren Ruth
2018 Aug Outlook conference @ Parys
2018 March Wagyu Roadshow @ PTA, BLF and CT
Courses
2023 Courses
2023 Wagyu Seminar
2022 Courses
2021 Courses
Wagyu Producer Talk: DNA pipeline & WSA Genetic evaluation
Module Course 1 The Certified Wagyu Beef (CWB) Audits
Module Course 2 Professor Dale Woerner on Wagyu Health Benefits and Fatty Acid profiles
Module 3: Die Bul moet dek | The bull must do its work
Module 3.1: Mating seasons, bull management | Prof Frikkie Neser
Module 3.2: Fertility Calving & Mating | Izaan du Plooy
Module Course 4 & 5 – The Value of feed efficiency testing | Mecki Schneider
Module 6 – Understanding the Japanese Wagyu Cuisine Culture | Keigo Takamori
2020 Courses
Wagyu Producer Talk: Tagging calves
Wagyu Producer Talk: Top chef Patso Nikolov: This is how you braai a Wagyu Steak
Wagyu Producer Talk: Frans Stapelberg on Certified Wagyu Beef and the future of Wagyu in SA
Wagyu Producer Talk: Elandri de Bruyn on the Certified Wagyu Beef Protocol
Wagyu Producer Talk: Johan Strydom on Breeder and Butcher Wagyu benefits