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.

Aug 1, 2025 – Oct 30, 2025

Small Meat Processing Management Training Program

Guiding owners and managers in pursuit of a successful small business. APPLY BY JUNE 15!

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

On Demand

On Demand Virtual Meat Cutter Training Course by MSU

Hosted by Michigan State University, the online meat cutter training course includes multiple demonstrational videos on pork and beef carcass breakdown into primal, subprimal and retail cuts.

On Demand

Purdue University Advance HACCP Certification

This course will give you the knowledge to become a HACCP team leader and help you master HACCP principles.

On Demand

Purdue University Basic HACCP Certification

This self-paced, on-demand course provides all the information needed to research, write, and maintain a robust and effective HACCP plan.