STUDENTS will be assessed on their meat judging in an upcoming international competition in Wagga.
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This year marks the 26th Intercollegiate Meat Judging (ICMJ) event in Australia. Registrations for the annual conference, workshop and competition are as strong as ever, with participants from 11 Australian universities and four international ones.
A total of 130 students and 36 coaches are registered from across the globe.
The international contingent includes the Japan, Korea, Bogor University, Indonesia and Oklahoma.
Charles Sturt University in Wagga will host the five-day event this starting on Tuesday July, 7 with Teys Australia hosting the final competition.
ICMJ association president, Peter McGilchrist, said as demand for Australian products continues to grow around the world, the career opportunities for graduates becomes ever stronger.
“The growth of the ICMJ program going into its 26th year, continues to bring graduates and businesses together” Mr McGilchrist said, “and demand for ICMJ graduates has never been better, given that agriculture is currently seen as one of the large growth industries,” he said.
“ICMJ not only provides students with a greater knowledge of meat judging and the attributes of trimness, muscling and quality that make up the evaluation process, it also provides students with the skills of decision making and justification. The program continues to provide industry leaders through its graduates, now in the thousands, and continues to be highly regarded within the industry during recruitment.”
Participants of the intuitive program will get a unique insight into the meat and livestock supply chains through addresses from key industry figures. Among these are AMPC CEO David Lind, Tom Bull – Lambpro director, Roger Campbell – Pork CRC, Brad De Luca – JBS and Steven Martin – Kerwee Lotfeeders.
Ten finalists will be selected to undertake a five day Meat Standards Australia (MSA) training course in Brisbane, where they will also receive a comprehensive introduction to the Australian meat processing sector.