Gyeonggi Province Takes Second Overall at National Korean Beef Competition; Pocheon Farmer Park Bongseon Named "Champion"

Gapyeong Farmer Hyun Jeongho Wins Grand Prize in Genomic Genetic Potential; Gyeonggi Province Wins Awards in Three Categories

Gyeonggi Province took second place overall at the 2026 National Korean Beef Competition. Park Bongseon, a cattle farmer from Pocheon, won both the Grand Prize and the Champion Award in Division 2 for breeding cows.

Gyeonggi Province won awards in three categories at the competition, held at Nonghyup Anseong Farmland from the 28th to the 30th. Photo provided by Gyeonggi Province.

Gyeonggi Province said it won awards in three categories at the competition, held at Nonghyup Anseong Farmland from October 28 to 30. First held in 1969, the competition was held for the 22nd time this year and featured six categories: female calves, heifers, breeding cows in Divisions 1 to 3, and genomic genetic potential.

Hyun Jeongho, a farmer from Gapyeong, won the Grand Prize in the genomic genetic potential category, while Park Bongseon, a farmer from Pocheon, won the Grand Prize in Division 2 for breeding cows. Kim Wooyoung, a farmer from Gapyeong, won an Excellence Award in Division 3 for breeding cows. Park Bongseon also received the Champion Award, recognizing his achievements in improving Korean cattle and managing their feeding.

In the group category, Gyeonggi Province received an Excellence Award for local governments, while the Gapyeong Livestock Cooperative won a Silver Award among regional livestock cooperatives.

Gyeonggi Province launched the First Gyeonggi Livestock Show in 1966 to identify outstanding Korean cattle and manage genetic resources and improve livestock traits. The event was reorganized as the Livestock Industry Promotion Contest in 1986 and the Korean Beef Competition in 1994, and has continued since then. At the national competition, the province has won the overall championship nine times, beginning with its first win in 1969 and continuing through 2012.

Lee Kangyoung, director general of Gyeonggi Province's Livestock and Animal Welfare Bureau, said, "These achievements are the result of the passion of Korean cattle farmers and the province's support for improving and expanding cattle genetic traits. We will support the development of the Korean cattle industry through field-focused assistance."

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