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Is Wholesale Meat Sales Right For Your Business?
For anyone interested in a wholesale-scale operation, here’s a detailed look at wholesale market channels and how to get started in a retail channel.
Processing
How Stress Affects Water Holding Capacity
Abnormal levels of stress in animals before processing can lead to lower carcass yields and lower quality in the meat cuts.
Processing
Managing Water Holding Capacity (WHC)
Learn how pH levels and WHC are affected by how carcasses are stored, how quickly they are processed into sellable products, the processing approach, type of packaging and cooking styles.
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Feb 1, 2025-Mar 1, 2026
Meat Processor Academy Mastermind Program
The Meat Processor Academy Mastermind Program is a year long peer learning experience that will help you solve the the most challenging problems in your meat business, clean up your financial record k
Feb 25, 2025-Feb 27, 2025
Meat Snacks Short Course
Participants will learn about the science, safety, and production behind this category of products from a group of nationally and internationally recognized authorities in their fields.
Mar 11, 2025-Mar 13, 2025
Iowa State HACCP Workshop – Spring
This HACCP course is designed to review the philosophy and principles of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point system and to discuss how to implement HACCP in plants.
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Illinois Association of Meat Processors Annual Convention and Trade Show
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