Upcoming Courses

Feb 1, 2025-Mar 1, 2026

Meat Processor Academy Mastermind Program

The Meat Processor Academy Mastermind Program is a "all-hands-on-deck" immersive experience that is guaranteed to take your business to the next level.

Apr 3, 2025-Apr 4, 2025

Building a Humane Handling Program for Your Facility

Trainees will leave this workshop with a complete humane handling plan, including digital and printed documents specific to their slaughter establishment that are ready to use.

Apr 8, 2025-Apr 10, 2025

Iowa State University Dry and Semi-Dry Sausage Short Course

With a focus on the technology of dry and semi-dry sausage processing, short course topics range from lectures on basic meat science to demonstrations of processing techniques.

Apr 8, 2025-Apr 17, 2025

UNL Virtual HACCP for Meat and Poultry Processors

The course content follows the approved curriculum of the “International HACCP Alliance” and is a combination of lectures and hands-on activities over 16 hours of class-contact time.

May 1, 2025

Effective Stunning and Equipment Maintenance

In this workshop, trainees will complete hands-on activities related to head anatomy, identifying the optimal placement of a stun, stunning equipment maintenance, and more.

May 1, 2025-May 2, 2025

Training Bundle: Humane Handling and Stunning

Maximize your travel and training time and attend two workshops: Effective Stunning and Equipment Maintenance and Humane Handling and Restraint.

Upcoming Events

Apr 3, 2025-Apr 5, 2025

2025 South Dakota Association of Meat Processors Convention

Reserve your spot now for the Annual SDAMP Convention!

Apr 9, 2025-Apr 11, 2025

Black Belt Meat Summit

Registration is now open for the Black Belt Meat Summit, scheduled for April 9–11 in Tuskegee, Alabama!

Apr 9, 2025-Apr 13, 2025

2025 Wisconsin Association of Meat Processor Annual Convention

Reserve your spot now for the Annual WAMP Convention!

Apr 11, 2025 12:00 pm

NMPAN Webinars: Wholesaling Meat Pricing and Margins

The Niche Meat Processors Assistance Network (NMPAN) will host two webinars in April to delve deeper into topics covered in their newly-published Wholesale Meat Guide for Small Meat Processors.

Apr 21, 2025 12:00 pm

NMPAN Webinars: Wholesaling Meat Working with Distributors

The Niche Meat Processors Assistance Network (NMPAN) will host two webinars in April to delve deeper into topics covered in their newly-published Wholesale Meat Guide for Small Meat Processors.

Apr 25, 2025-Apr 26, 2025

85th KMPA Convention & Trade Show

Reserve your spot now for the 2025 Kansas Meat Processors Association Convention!