2024 Best Butcher Contest 

Be on the look out for the 2024 Best Butcher Contest rules and application! 

Interested in competing or know someone that should compete, sign up to learn more and/ or receive updates regarding the contest. 

Click Here to Apply for the 2024 Best Butcher Contest

PAst BUTCHER CONTEST


THANK YOU TO OUR 2022 CONTESTANTS!

 The 2022 PA Association of Meat Processors (PAMP) Conference was held on May 12th-15th, 2022. The 2022 Best Beef Butcher Contest was held on Thursday, May 12th, 2022 at the Penn State Meats Lab. 

 Read the event press release, here.   

THANK YOU TO OUR 2019 CONTESTANTS!

The 2019 Best BEEF Butcher Contest took place on Thursday, May 9, 2019 from 12:00 pm. 

until 3:00 pm. at the Penn State Meats Lab.  Feel free to check out our contest video to see what all went on during the contest!  We'd also encourage you to read the
event press release!



Thank you to our 2019 Sponsors!



Sponsor of the contestant sharpening steels and cut-resistant cutting gloves.

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Sponsor of the showcased digital counter scale to weigh products for yield test.  

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Sponsor of the contestant frocks and 6-inch boning knives.

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Sponsor of the beef lunch prior to the contest.

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Sponsor of the beef lunch prior to the contest.



Sponsor of the contest.

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Contest Beef Donor

The beef product used in the butcher contest has been generously donated by JBS.

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