Challenge Timeline

Please select the contest timeline that matches your participation category:

2 YEAR CONTEST (2025-2027)

4 YEAR CONTEST (2025-2029)

At least one month prior to the start of each sales period, contestants must notify the F3 Judges at f3farmchallenge@gmail.com of where their products will be available for sale for verification. For all sales periods, please submit copies of receipts of feed purchase volumes and fish sales volumes to retailers to f3farmchallenge@gmail.com.

Registration Opens

Fill out the registration form to register for the F3 Farm Challenge.
September 16, 2025
12:00 AM

Registration Closes

All Entrants must fill out the registration form before this deadline.
April 30, 2026
12:00 AM

Feed Submission & Partnership Deadline

November 30, 2026
12:00 AM

1st Sales Reporting Deadline

Submission of information/images of how fish will be packaged, data on feed volumes purchased, data on sales volumes of carnivorous fish species, and addresses of sales outlets. Note that if the availability of fish for sale are time-limited, please submit 1 month in advance the dates that the fish are available for sale.
For sales period: Oct. 1, 2026 - Dec. 31, 2026.
January 15, 2027
12:00 AM

2nd Sales Reporting Deadline

Submission of information/images of how fish will be packaged, data on feed volumes purchased, data on sales volumes of carnivorous fish species, and addresses of sales outlets. Note that if the availability of fish for sale are time-limited, please submit 1 month in advance the dates that the fish are available for sale.
For sales period: Jan. 1, 2027 - Mar. 31, 2027.
April 15, 2027
12:00 AM

3rd Sales Reporting Deadline

Submission of information/images of how fish will be packaged, data on feed volumes purchased, data on sales volumes of carnivorous fish species, and addresses of sales outlets. Note that if the availability of fish for sale are time-limited, please submit 1 month in advance the dates that the fish are available for sale.
For sales period: Apr. 1, 2027 - Jun. 30, 2027.
July 15, 2027
12:00 AM

Final Sales Reporting Deadline

Submission of information/images of how fish will be packaged, data on feed volumes purchased, data on sales volumes of carnivorous fish species, and addresses of sales outlets. Note that if the availability of fish for sale are time-limited, please submit 1 month in advance the dates that the fish are available for sale.
For sales period: Jul. 1, 2027 - Aug. 31, 2027.
September 15, 2027
12:00 AM

Estimated End**

**The projected timeline depends on the successful and timely receipt of test results.
December 31, 2027
12:00 AM

At least one month prior to the start of each sales period, contestants must notify the F3 Judges at f3farmchallenge@gmail.com of where their products will be available for sale for verification. For all sales periods, please submit copies of receipts of feed purchase volumes and fish sales volumes to retailers to f3farmchallenge@gmail.com.

Registration Opens

Fill out the registration form to register for the F3 Farm Challenge.
September 16, 2025
12:00 AM

Registration Closes

All Entrants must fill out the registration form before this deadline.
April 30, 2028
12:00 AM

Feed Submission & Partnership Deadline

November 30, 2028
12:00 AM

1st Sales Reporting Deadline

Submission of information/images of how fish will be packaged, data on feed volumes purchased, data on sales volumes of carnivorous fish species, and addresses of sales outlets. Note that if the availability of fish for sale are time-limited, please submit 1 month in advance the dates that the fish are available for sale.
For sales period: Oct. 1, 2028 - Dec. 31, 2028.
January 15, 2029
12:00 AM

2nd Sales Reporting Deadline

Submission of information/images of how fish will be packaged, data on feed volumes purchased, data on sales volumes of carnivorous fish species, and addresses of sales outlets. Note that if the availability of fish for sale are time-limited, please submit 1 month in advance the dates that the fish are available for sale.
For sales period: Jan. 1, 2029 - Mar. 31, 2029.
April 15, 2029
12:00 AM

3rd Sales Reporting Deadline

Submission of information/images of how fish will be packaged, data on feed volumes purchased, data on sales volumes of carnivorous fish species, and addresses of sales outlets. Note that if the availability of fish for sale are time-limited, please submit 1 month in advance the dates that the fish are available for sale.
For sales period: Apr. 1, 2029 - Jun. 30, 2029.
July 15, 2029
12:00 AM

Final Sales Reporting Deadline

Submission of information/images of how fish will be packaged, data on feed volumes purchased, data on sales volumes of carnivorous fish species, and addresses of sales outlets. Note that if the availability of fish for sale are time-limited, please submit 1 month in advance the dates that the fish are available for sale.
For sales period: Jul. 1, 2029 - Aug. 31, 2029.
September 15, 2029
12:00 AM

Estimated End**

**The projected timeline depends on the successful and timely receipt of test results.
December 31, 2029
12:00 AM