Sep 16, 2025 – Sep 18, 2025
Poultry 101
POULTRY 101 is a three-day, hands-on workshop that introduces participants to the production and processing factors that impact final product quality.
Sep 18, 2025 9:00 am
Effective Stunning and Equipment Maintenance (September)
Ideal for people who stun or euthanize animals and/or maintain captive bolt or electrical stunning equipment.
Sep 18, 2025 – Sep 19, 2025
Humane Handling and Stunning Bundle (September)
This workshop is for individuals who would like to train in both the handling and stunning of livestock.
Sep 19, 2025 9:00 am
Humane Handling and Restraint (September)
Ideal for people who handle livestock; this includes transporters, livestock auctions, and more.
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.
Oct 13, 2025 9:00 am
Effective Stunning and Equipment Maintenance (October)
Ideal for people who stun or euthanize animals and/or maintain captive bolt or electrical stunning equipment.
Oct 13, 2025 – Oct 14, 2025
Humane Handling and Stunning Bundle (October)
This workshop is for individuals who would like to train in both the handling and stunning of livestock.
Oct 14, 2025 9:00 am
Humane Handling and Restraint (October)
Ideal for people who handle livestock; this includes transporters, livestock auctions, and more.
Oct 15, 2025
Master Meat Crafter Training Program
A program designed to provide participants with a well-rounded, in-depth, and comprehensive knowledge of meat science, food safety, and meat processing principles.
Nov 4, 2025 – Nov 6, 2025
Poultry 201
Poultry 201 is an in-depth workshop that covers all aspects of marination and batter and breading systems for poultry products.