Entries into the Paddock to Palate Competition must be in by Friday 3 February, 2017.
Now is the time to ‘steak’ your claim on $56,000 in prize money, with entries opening for the RNA’s Paddock to Palate Competition presented by Mort & Co and the 2017/18 Paddock to Palate Wagyu Challenge.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary next year, the Paddock to Palate Competition is tipping the scales with $46,000 in prize money, making it the nation’s richest beef competition of its kind.
Meanwhile, Australian Wagyu producers will also cash in next year, with $10,000 in prize money up for grabs in the 2016/17 Paddock to Palate Wagyu Challenge.
The Paddock to Palate Competition is a three phased competition comprising best aggregate weight gain over 100 days (70 days for trade); a carcass competition and an MSA eating quality competition, with the exhibitor who polls the highest aggregate score across the three categories awarded the overall prize.
Entries into the Paddock to Palate Competition must be in by Friday 3 February, 2017, but with the competition capped at 777 head of cattle for Class 37 and 518 head of cattle for Class 38, we’re encouraging you to get in early.