Beef Australia hosted the inaugural Pitch in the Paddock during the 2018 event- putting eight startups on stage to pitch to not just a panel of judges but a room full of industry heavyweights. Jayne Cuddihy and Fleur Anderson spoke to Jess Webb from Beef Australia, Heidi Smith from Allquotes Direct, Nick Dyer from Fluxx, Chris Balazs from Farmgate MSU, Frank Wooten, Vence Corp, Jordy Kitchske, MEQ Probe, Ben Ven Delden, Head of AgTech and Markets at KPMG, Glen Richards, veterinary physician, entrepreneur and a Shark on Shark Tank, Susan McDonald, managing director Super Butcher. The full list of finalists are as follows: 

Heidi Smith, All Quotes Direct 

https://www.allquotesdirect.com.au/

Chris Balazs, Farm Gate MSU, 

http://www.farmgatemsu.com.au/

Nick Dyer, Fluxx

Tim Cannon, Livestock Labs, 

https://www.embedivet.com/