TWA Annual Meeting & 10th Annual “Steaks Are High” Sale
2019 Annual General Meeting of the members of the Texas Wagyu Association and the 10th Annual “Steaks Are High” Wagyu sale will be held on Friday and Saturday, March 29th and 30th. And this year includes the for the first time the 1st Annual Wagyu Carcass Auction, a sale of the carcass’ from the first ever TWA Wagyu Carcass Competition. This is a not-to-be missed event for those interested in raising Wagyu. Held at the beautiful Tenroc Ranch located at 5471 Thomas Arnold Rd, Salado, Texas.
AGENDA:
Friday, 03/29/2019:
- 8:00 A.M. – Sign-In & Membership Sign-Up
- 9:00 A.M. – Bryan Parker – Parker seed Company: forage management and cover crops
- 10:30 A.M. – Carcass breakdown and added value cuts (speaker TBA)
- 12:00 P.M. – Wagyu hamburger lunch
- 1:00 P.M. – Darren Hamblin, Poll Wagyu Party Ltd
- 2:15 P.M. – Update from Pete Eshelman, president of the AWA
- 3:00 P.M. – Update on the 1st Annual Carcass Competition – TWA board member Aaron Startz,
- 3:15 P.M. – Annual General Meeting of members
- 4:30 P.M. – Fun auction of donated auction items with proceeds benefiting the TWA
- 5:00 P.M. – Cocktails & Wagyu dinner
- 6:30 P.M. – Carcass Auction
- 9:00 P.M. – Live Band & Dancing
Saturday, 03/30/2019:
- 8:00 A.M. – Sale cattle viewing
- 12:00 P.M. – Wagyu brisket lunch
- 1:00 – P.M. 10th Annual “Steaks Are High” Wagyu sale
CLICK HERE for the 2019 Steaks Are High Sale Catalog
HOTELS:
The TWA has reserved rooms at a discounted rate at two hotels, one in Salado and one nearby in Temple that is larger and which has more amenities.
Holiday Inn Express, Salado. Please call (254) 947-4004 to make reservations and mention the TWA Spring sale. This block of rooms at the discounted rate will remain open and available until March 1, 2019.
Holiday Inn Temple-Belton. You can book online at the discounted rate through March 19, 2019 by clicking on THIS LINK.
FUN AUCTION DONATION REQUEST:
As always, this year’s Friday evening event includes the “Fun Auction”, with all proceeds going directly to the TWA to help with the TWA’s efforts to market the Wagyu breed. These funds help to pay for events such as the meetings and sales, the first ever Wagyu carcass competition, the Houston Stock Show Wagyu competition, and Wagyu performance tests. These funds also help us market the breed at major industry conventions where the TWA has a booth. The TWA is asking for donation of items for the Fun Auction. Items that have been donated in the past include, but are not limited to: cattle feed, semen packages, belt buckles, blankets, wine baskets, sporting events tickets, and vacations. Please feel free to be creative! E-mail Jeri Tulley at jtulley@centraltexaswagyubeef.com with donations.
VOLUNTEER PHOTOGRAPHER NEEDED:
As this is the 10th anniversary of the TWA’s The Steaks are High sale, we are looking for a volunteer photographer among our membership who would like to record our event and preserve the memories of the day. Anyone interested in volunteering please contact Tim Conrad at gycbeef@gmail.com.
