Upcoming Events

This short course takes a comprehensive approach to understanding meat snacks, focusing on jerky, bars, and snack sticks. 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.

This school (short course) takes a higher-level comprehensive approach to understanding animal harvest and fabrication of amenable species (e.g., beef, pork, lamb, poultry). Instructors will teach the principles, science, regulations, and food safety of animal harvest and fabrication at a basic and applied level. The information will be aimed at operators who have little to moderate […]

The WAMP Annual Convention is held at the Madison Marriott West Hotel & Convention Center. This great show features a vital program for operators, an informative pre-Convention workshop, sparkling entertainment, good fun, and fellowship plus a fine array of exhibits and displays by leading industry manufacturers and suppliers. The annual meeting of the organization is […]

Participants will learn the practical science and art of sausage-making & meat curing from a team of  University instructors, supplier specialists, and award-winning  “wurstmachers”. Instructors teach the principles of meat processing at a basic, applied level and information is aimed at operators who have small to moderate amounts of meat curing and sausage-making experience.

The basic HACCP training course will discuss the principles of HACCP, development of HACCP plans and programs, and implementation including new USDA, FSIS regulations. This program is consistent with the intent and scope of the USDA, FSIS regulation. This course is designed for individuals with little or no knowledge of HACCP and those who would […]