May 12, 2025 – May 16, 2025
Beef Harvest and Carcass Fabrication
The Beef Harvest and Carcass Fabrication course is a unique hands-on learning opportunity for those who wish to learn meat processing skills
May 20, 2025 – May 22, 2025
HACCP Plan Development for Food Processors
Discover the basic concepts of HACCP and how to develop a HACCP plan that can help your facility avoid the cost and liability associated with contaminated food products.
May 21, 2025 – May 22, 2025
UNL Principles of HACCP for Meat and Poultry Processors
Participants will gain an understanding of the sanitation and HACCP regulatory requirements, HACCP plan development, and HACCP system implementation.
Jun 3, 2025 – Jun 5, 2025
HACCP Training
Help for Small Meat and Food Processing Operations. This course meets USDA HACCP training requirements under federal and state meat inspection and is accredited by the International HACCP Alliance.
Jul 14, 2025 – Jul 18, 2025
Iowa State University Sausage and Processed Meats Short Course
The course will cover fresh sausage, cooked sausage and dry and semi-dry sausage in addition to sectioned and formed cured meats and whole muscle precooked meats.
Sep 9, 2025 – Sep 11, 2025
Iowa State University Fresh Beef Processing Short Course
This short course is designed for persons working in the meat processing industry with a focus on harvest, fabrication, and processing of beef.
Sep 23, 2025 – Sep 25, 2025
Pork 101
PORK 101 Registration is Open! Hosted by University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Sep 24, 2025 – Sep 26, 2025
HACCP Training
Help for Small Meat and Food Processing Operations. This course meets USDA HACCP training requirements under federal and state meat inspection and is accredited by the International HACCP Alliance.
Oct 7, 2025 – Oct 9, 2025
Iowa State HACCP Workshop – Fall
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.
Nov 11, 2025 – Nov 13, 2025
Iowa State University Basic Sausage Short Course
With a focus on the technology of sausage processing, short course topics range from lectures on basic meat science to demonstrations of processing techniques.
On Demand
Animal Care & Handling in Small Plants
This on-demand series is open to all meat industry professionals and stakeholders. Sessions will be available beginning June 23, 2021.
On Demand
Meat Processor Academy On-Line
The short course content is geared primarily towards full service inspected and fee-for-service processors. However, further processors, co-packers and custom exempt processors that plan to grow into