Kilcoy Global Foods named ICMJ champion meat judging team 2023
In the half-yearly ICMJ championships for meat judging, the Kilcoy Global Foods team took out the winning title.
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Kilcoy Global Foods has grabbed the winning title in the ICMJ Northern Conference’s meat judging contest, narrowly defeating runners-up, Signature OnFarm.
Held in Rockhampton, the three-day long competition consisted of judging across several classes, including retail cut identification, overall questions, overall placings, commercial evaluation and beef judging.
The competition also crowned Queensland University as the leading university team alongside the industry winner Kilcoy Global Food.
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The Rockhampton conference was one of the two major events hosted by the ICMJ annually, with the second conference scheduled to be in Wagga Wagga from July 4-9, 2023.
“There was a record 130 delegates which have come from every state across Australia,” ICMJ Northern Conference chair Ethan Mooney said.
The rest of the 2023 ICMJ Northern Beef Conference Competition Results include:
2023 Northern Champion Meat Judging Individual
Champion individual
Winner – Sarah Hamblin, University of Queensland
Runner Up – Katja Zapf, AACo
2023 Northern Champion Meat Judging Team
Champion team – University
Winner: University of Queensland
Harry FitzGerald, Sarah Hamblin, Holly Johnson, Amber Whibley
Runner Up: Charles Sturt University
Angus Bartter, Gab Goldsworthy, Bonnie Mitchell, Angus Pilmore
Champion team – Industry
Winner: Kilcoy Global Foods
Madalyn Bignell, Macklin Emmett, Anna Johnston, Jessica Winther
Runner Up: Signature OnFarm
Cheynne Meldrum, Emily Miles, Greta Stonier, Patrick Sullivan
Most Outstanding industry individual (selected by the Committee)
Winner: Angus Creedon, ABBA
RETAIL CUTS AND SALEABLE ITEMS ID
Individual Awards – University
Winner: Mitchell Lollback, Marcus Oldham College
Runner Up: Harry FitzGerald, University of Queensland
Individual Awards – Industry
Winner: Katja Zapf, AACo
Runner Up: Emily Miles, Signature Onfarm
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Team Awards
Winner: The University of Queensland
Harry FitzGerald, Sarah Hamblin, Holly Johnson, Amber Whibley
Runner Up: Signature OnFarm
Cheynne Meldrum, Emily Miles, Greta Stonier, Patrick Sullivan
OVERALL QUESTIONS
Individual Awards – University
Winner: Sarah Hamblin, University of Queensland – tie breaker
Runner Up: Angus Bartter, Charles Sturt University – tie breaker
Individual Awards – Industry
Winner: Madalyn Bignell, Kilcoy Global Foods – tie breaker
Runner Up: Katja Zapf, AACo – tie breaker
Team Awards
Winner: Marcus Oldham College
Sam Palmer, Mitchell Lollback, Nina Keene, Angus Crossing
Runner Up: The University of Queensland
Harry FitzGerald, Sarah Hamblin, Holly Johnson, Amber Whibley
OVERALL PLACINGS
Individual Awards – University
Winner: Amber Whibley, University of Queensland
Runner Up: Tahlia Morgan, University of New England
Individual Awards – Industry
Winner: Alysia Turner, JBS
Runner Up: Henry Sharp, AACo
Team Awards
Winner: University of Queensland
Harry FitzGerald, Sarah Hamblin, Holly Johnson, Amber Whibley
Runner Up: University of New England
Angus Macdonald, Tahlia Morgan, Matilda Paesler, Rowan Vallance
COMMERCIAL EVALUATION
Individual Awards – University
Winner: Angus Macdonald, University of New England
Runner Up: Phillipa Ireson, Marcus Oldham College
Individual Awards – Industry
Winner: Henry Sharp, AACo
Runner Up: Megan Crawley, JBS
Team Awards
Winner: Kilcoy Global Foods
Madalyn Bignell, Macklin Emmett, Anna Johnston, Jessica Winther
Runner Up: The University of Queensland
Harry FitzGerald, Sarah Hamblin, Holly Johnson, Amber Whibley
BEEF JUDGING
Individual Awards – University
Winner: Angus Bartter, Charles Sturt University
Runner Up: Jack Waters, Marcus Oldham College
Individual Awards – Industry
Winner: Katja Zapf, AACo
Runner Up: Angus Creedon, ABBA
Team Awards
Winner: Charles Sturt University
Angus Bartter, Gab Goldsworthy, Bonnie Mitchell, Angus Pilmore
Runner Up: University of Queensland
Harry FitzGerald, Sarah Hamblin, Holly Johnson, Amber Whibley
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