Australian Intercollegiate Meat Judging Association

The ICMJ website has just been updated

Sun, 06 May 2012 11:55:00 +0000

The 2012 ICMJ competition, to be held at CSU Wagga, from the 3rd til the 8th of July is fast approaching!

Registrations are now open for all coaches and students and are due by Monday the 18th of June.

Recent updates to the website include specific details of the 2012 competition. Head to 'The competition 2012' and 'Student and Coaches Sections to check out:

Pre-contest Info 2012
Draft Program
Behaviour Code of Conduct
2012 Student and Coaches Register
2012 Careers Expo Flier

Looking forward to receiving your registrations soon,

The ICMJ committee.

The ICMJ website has just been updated

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 05:35:00 +0000

The 2012 ICMJ competition will be held from the 4th-8th of July in Wagga Wagga, at Charles Sturt University and Teys Australia's Bomen Plant.

Recent site updates include:

A link on the homepage to the ICMJ Facebook group
Where are they now?
'The Competition 2012' has been made active, and includes details of the 2012 competition location, preliminery insights into the program, and the 2012 Competition flier.

Watch the website over the coming few weeks as details for the 2012 competition are updated, including the Coaches and Students Sections and how to Register.

The ICMJ Website has just been updated!

Wed, 26 May 2010 11:58:00 +0000

The Annual ICMJ competition is just around the corner. This years competition marks 20 years of the program bringing young people into the meat industry (and to the USA). Commencing in early July 2010, the jam-packed program comprises 4 days of specialised training in practical workshops, industry guest speakers, the ever succesful careers expo, small stock and large stock competitions and the special dinner. A great event to get hands on experience in the meat industry as well as meet other young enthusiastic people and mingle with potential employers. If you are succesful in the competition you may also be lucky enough to be selected as one of 5 students whom get the oportunity to travel to the USA on a meat industry tour.

Be sure to check out the new format for this year with updates to the website (as at 26/05/10) including The Competition 2010, with details on this years competition; Coaches section, with coaches information, training documents, new important ammendments to the manual and updated scorecards; and 2010 Registrations, all the information you need to register your team.

So get your team into training ready for the big event. If you need any assistance past the capicity of this website don't hesitate to Contact Us. We look forward to seeing you all pumped and ready at Armidale!

The ICMJ Team

The ICMJ Website has just been updated

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:05:00 +0000

If you have been a competitor, coach, committee member, Australian team member or assisted with the program, you have contributed to the success of the ICMJ program which is celebrating its 20th year in 2010 and we want you to join in the celebrations!

As such, a 20 year reunion is planned for Saturday 10th April 2010 in Sydney to bring together the large number of people involved in this important program and celebrate the good people and times the program has created.

The event coincides nicely with Sydney show for those of you that are heading down to the event, with partners welcome to attend. There will be canapes, a 3 course meal and drinks provided to the coat and tie evening and it will be a great chance to catch up with old friends and celebrate this milestone.

Please email us here to get your invitation and full details for the reunion. We would love to have you along! Just don't forget to RSVP by the 22nd March 2010.

Please feel free to pass this information onto others that have been involved in ICMJ. We would also appreciate any ICMJ memorabilia, including photos, that you may like to share for our special night.

The ICMJ Website has just been updated!

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:19:27 +0000

The 8th Annual National Inter-School Meat Judging Competition is nearly here! Held at the Scone Showground on the 7th November 2009, don't miss your chance to get involved and learn more about beef assessment and the red meat industry. Calling all enthusiastic students to get your registration in now. For full details, flier and entry form see the latest post on our website homepage.

ICMJ has also recently joined facebook to keep in touch with all past members and alumni of ICMJ. With a 20yr celebratory reunion in the works for early 2010 we want to get as many members as possible to make the day a great success. To join our group just follow the links from the ICMJ homepage.

The ICMJ website has just been updated!

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:21:07 +0000

All the photos from the 2009 competition have now been uploaded for you to view. To see them just select the '2009 competition photos' page on the sidebar and then follow the link to the photo viewing website. All photos courtesy of Alix McFarlane photography. For larger sizes and purchases please contact alix.mcfarland@bigpond.com

Some of the guest speaker powerpoint presentations from the industry and practical sessions of the competition have now also been uploaded. These are available from the 'coaches section' of the website.

The 2008-2009 Annual report has also been uploaded and can be downloaded from the website homepage.

The ICMJ website has just been updated!

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:00:08 +0000

The competition is now over for 2009, with a great week being held in Armidale, NSW. The week was thoroughly enjoyed by all - with Industry speakers, practical training sessions, the career expo and competition all an enourmous success.

A big congratulations to one of our guest teams Colorado State University, who took out the prestigous Roy McDonald sheild (for the winning team) and the Founders Buckle (for highest individual student).

All official results are now available. To view the awards list as announced on the night click on '2009' under 'Results' in the ' Hall of Fame' section of the website. For coaches and students - to view individual and team results and ranking in the competition see the 'coaches section' of the website.

The ICMJ website has just been updated!

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:39:15 +0000

The ICMJ website has just been updated!

The ICMJ competition for 2009 is nearly here! To get up to scratch why not practice with some of the interactive classes in our student section? We have also posted some links to US websites with loads more interactive classes for you to try.

Remember to make sure you have downloaded all the pre-comp information from both the coaches and student sections - particularly the student manual to make sure you are on top of all the terminology and class structure. Take note of new classes to be run in 2009!

We look forward to seeing you at the Armidale!

The ICMJ website has just been updated!

Thu, 28 May 2009 00:05:22 +0000

New beef and lamb primal images are now available for practice identification. These are in addition to the recently added beef, lamb and pork retail cut images. These can all be viewed under Practice Meat Images in the Student section of the website.

There is now a new addition to the Training Manual. This is a primal identification section with images and descriptions. It can be downloaded from the Coaches section of the website.

There is now some practice scoring example classes for the new Eating Quality (MSA) class. This is aimed to give students some practice at doing the calculations and adjustments involved in this class. Answer sheets are provided. These can be downloaded from the Student Section of the website under 'Training documents'.

More practice classes and interactive classes soon to come, so watch this space!

The ICMJ website has just been updated!

Thu, 07 May 2009 12:58:00 +0000

New retail cut images including new pork retail cuts have just been uploaded. They can be accessed through the student section of the website.