National 4-H Meat Judging
The 2007
National 4-H Meat Evaluation & Identification Contest
was held October 17-18 as part of the American Royal Livestock Show. The contest was hosted on October 17 by Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. The awards breakfast was at the American Royal in Kansas City, Missouri.
2008 National Contest
Information on the 2008 Contest will be posted here in the spring.
Meat Identification and Judging Contest Rules
Retail Cuts
The"Guide
to Identifying Meat Cuts" booklet is available for purchase by contacting either the: National Cattlemen's Beef Association at 1-800-368-3138 or the Pork Store, a service of the National Pork
Board, at 1-866-490-5480.
Review the Retail Identification cuts from the 2004 National Contest.
Visit Texas A&M University's web page for pictures of retail cuts used in the National 4-H Contest.
Visit the University of Kentucky's web page for their meat id web site.
Retail Cut Identification Scorecard (pdf) *Updated March 2003
Retail Cut Identification Codes (pdf) *Updated March 2003
Other Resources
University of Nebraska 4-H/FFA resource page: http://animalscience.unl.edu/meats/aged/agedu.htm
4-H
Meat Judging Supporters
The National
4-H Meat Judging program is made possible through the support of several
donors.
Meat
Judging Materials
Meat
Judging Materials, including cards and the Meat Evaluation Handbook, that
are available from the AMSA.