Country Wagyu Close to Home Connections
By Jancey Smith
Those of us who are interested in culinary and fine dining, or work around cattle, or even those who just like a good steak, may have heard the words Wagyu or Kobe creeping into the vocabulary recently. Over the last 15 years, starting out west, the Wagyu breed of cattle has been gaining popularity and it’s heading east. Angus watch out, because Wagyu has made a case for top-ofthe-line, most tender and flavorful steak. In Gibson County we are lucky. We don’t have to travel far to enjoy Wagyu, because it’s raised nearby, in Owensville. Dr. Quentin Emerson, farming the
same ground as his father and grandfather, has a 200-head-herd of “above prime” graded Wagyu beef. His family raised short horn cows, so Quentin has always been Dr. Quentin Emerson around cattle. He was in 4-H for 10 years and won grand champion at the Gibson County Fair his last year. How do you go from Gibson County 4-H to Wagyu beef? Well, after medical school at IU and developing a family practice in Ft. Branch, Dr. Emerson traveled – always looking for the best steak. While at a medical convention in
Emerson Cattle Company Awards (Photo courtesy Bobbi Jo Seib) On the cover: Background of winning buckles from the Denver show, courtesy Bobbi Jo Seib. Center photo was taken November, 2017 at the Louisville show.
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GREAT STEAK SALE BUY A DINNER BUFFET AND ADD YOUR FAVORITE STEAK FOR AN UNBEATABLE PRICE!
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