Twin Oaks Wagyu is a family run, Full-blood Wagyu farm located in the heart of VA ... our goal is to provide you with quality genetics to start your own herd or beef for your family's table! We are Jason, Jessica and Madalyn Winall and we would like to thank you for being interested in our journey. In October 2012, Twin Oaks Angus Farm began when we decided to make the trip to Blacksburg, VA to attend the Hokie Harvest that is put on every year by Virginia Tech, one of our state's leading agricultural colleges. Not knowing what we were really getting ourselves into, we loaded up the truck and trailer and headed west to see what we could learn. This is where we got our 'Shadoe' along with the spring heifer calf she had that year. She, to this day, is one of our leading foundation females. After going to a few more local sales, we ended the year with five cows, or ‘moo-moo's’ as Mady likes to call them. Shortly after having our first calf born, and with no bull in the pasture, we made the decision to artificially breed so that we could get the best genetics possible to align with each female in the hopes that our choices would produce future generations of cattle that are stronger than the generation before. Yet another thing that we knew absolutely nothing about, but were ready to learn what we could. Jason started researching bulls and trying to figure out who would be best. We also began working with one of our local semen reps and we even attended a two day long AI training course one summer. Over the next few years we continued to learn and grow as much as we could in this new world. Getting involved with our local Extension office(s) to attend various seminars, joining our local Cattlemen's Association and even working with our local Soil & Water District to install the automatic cattle watering system and cross fencing. In this time, we also gained a small group of registered balancer's and some commercial Angus girls just to add in the pastures. More pastures, more animals and more knowledge was gained by all. In August 2016, Twin Oaks Wagyu Farm officially began under the umbrella of our existing farm. After processing our first half blood (F1) steer earlier that year, Jason ‘died and went to steak heaven’ as I often say. We started researching this new breed and wanted to learn what we could about the breed. This time, we headed west again and made a 16 hour trip to Wakashaw, WI for the Primetime International Sale. Here we gained our 'Makena' but unless she was going to make the trip home in the back of our Explorer, she was going to have to stay for a little while longer. With that, we made the decision to leave her in WI for a month so she could be shown at the 2016 World Beef Expo. Jessica and Mady made the trip back out, with a truck and trailer this time, to see her show and also finally bring her home to Virginia. She became our first donor cow in the spring of 2017 and we are excited to be able to add more females to this list soon. Currently, the farm sits at 225 acres and has about 100 +/- animals (including calves) grazing in all the fields. We still focus on the AI with our breeding, but have also expanded our knowledge regarding the frozen genetics by creating and implanting embryos. With this, we are involved in the entire process from setting up the donors and recipients along with breeding and the vet comes out for the flushing and implanting. A world I never thought we would be involved with if you asked me just a year ago. We are truly blessed to have grown into what we are so far and are excited to see what our future holds. We appreciate you taking the time to read our story. If you would like to know more about us or the farming operation at Twin Oaks feel free to contact us anytime.
