PAST EVENTS
2010: December November October September August July June May April March February January
- PQA Plus® and TQA® Certification sessions (continuing)
- Dec. 15. Pork Niche Market Working Group. Iowa Pork Producers Association. Clive. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Open to anyone interested in learning more, exchanging information, and strategize ways of working together to address key challenges facing niche pork supply chains.
- PQA Plus® and TQA® Certification sessions (continuing)
- Nov. 4-5. Swine Disease Conference for Swine Practitioners. Cost is $275. See conference website for more information and online registration form.
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PQA Plus® and TQA® Certification sessions (continuing)
- Oct. 5. Pork Quality Assurance Plus® Advisor Training. Kildee Hall, ISU campus. $75 for approved applicants. Extended application deadline is Oct. 1. See news release. Download the application form here.
- Oct. 18-19. ISU Extension swine field specialist in-service/professional development. Kildee Hall, ISU campus.
- Oct. 20-21. ISU Extension annual conference. Gateway Hotel, Ames.
- Oct. 29-30. ISU Homecoming. "Highlight of the Year." Chuckwagon breakfast, sponsored by ISU Animal Science department, is on Oct. 30.
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PQA Plus® and TQA® Certification sessions (continuing)
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Sept. 2. PQAPlus® advisor recertification session. People who became certified during initial training 2007 must complete recertification training and testing this year. IPIC is offering three sessions this summer and early fall. Attendance limit per session is the first 30 who register and pay the $50 fee. Read more in a news release. Download the application form.
- Sept. 7. Environmental Regulations and Program Assistance Update. 1 to 4:30 p.m., 260 Scheman Building, Iowa State Center, ISU campus, Ames. Free for those preregistered by Sept. 3, $10 at the door. Preregister by calling IPPA at 800-372-7675. To view online, go to https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/iowapork/ and enter as a Guest by typing your first and last name in the box and clicking “Enter Room.”
- PQA Plus® and TQA® Certification sessions (continuing)
- Aug. 10. PQAPlus® advisor recertification session. People who became certified during initial training 2007 must complete recertification training and testing this year. IPIC is offering three sessions this summer and early fall. Attendance limit per session is the first 30 who register and pay the $50 fee. Read more in a news release. Download the application form.
- PQA Plus® and TQA® Certification sessions (continuing)
- July 20. Lauren Christian Pork Chop Open. Veenker Memorial Golf Course and Farm Bureau Pavilion, ISU campus. Ames. Golf begins at 10 a.m. at Veenker and dinner is at the Pavilion at 5 p.m. Cost for the day's events is $85 per person/$340 for a four-person team. See more information in this news release. Download the registration form. Registration deadline is July 6.
- July 29. PQAPlus® advisor recertification session. People who became certified during initial training 2007 must complete recertification training and testing this year. IPIC is offering three sessions this summer and early fall. Attendance limit per session is the first 30 who register and pay the $50 fee. Read more in a news release. Download the application form.
- June 2-4. PQAPlus® advisor recertification sessions. People who became
certified during initial training 2007 must complete recertification training
and testing this year. IPIC is offering the following four sessions. Attendance
limit per session is the first 30 who register and pay the $50 fee. Read
more in a news
release. Download the application form.
- June 2. 8:30 a.m. to noon. Ames, Iowa State University campus, Kildee Hall, Ensminger Room.
- June 2. 1 to 4:30 p.m. Ames, Iowa State University campus, Kildee Hall, Ensminger Room.
- June 3. 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sheldon, Northwest Iowa Community College, 603 West Park Street, Building C, Room C349
- June 4. 1 to 4:30 p.m. Ainsworth, Marr Park, Hwy. 92
- PQA Plus® and TQA® Certification sessions (continuing)
- June 23-24. Advanced Reproductive Management Seminars. Learn from the experts
at either of two sessions, designed for those who own, manage or work with
breeding herd operations. Sponsored by ISU Extension, IPIC, Iowa Pork Producers
Association, University of Nebraska Extension and Nebraska Pork Producers
Association. Cost is $35 per person for the program which runs from 9:30
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Multiple-attendee discounts are available. for the June
23-24 dates, contact Dave Stender for more information by phone at 712-225-6196
or by e-mail at dstender@iastate.edu.
For the June 25 event, contact Mark Storlie by phone at 563-425-3331 or by
e-mail at mstorlie@iastate.edu
- June 23. Lifelong Learning Center in Norfolk, Neb
- June 24. Plymouth County Extension Office in LeMars
- June 25. Waverly Civic Center in Waverly
- June 29-July 1. Iowa 4-H Youth Conference. This year's theme is "Set the Stage." ISU campus, Ames. IPIC will offer three pork-related workshops to attendees and chaperones.
- PQA Plus® and TQA® Certification sessions (continuing)
- June 29-July 1. Iowa 4-H Youth Conference. This year's theme is "Set the Stage." ISU campus, Ames. IPIC will offer three pork-related workshops to attendees and chaperones.
- <4-H Food Safety Quality Assurance Training and Testing sessions (continuing)
- PQA Plus® and TQA® Certification sessions (continuing)
- May 19. Pork Quality Assurance Plus® Advisor Training. Ensminger Room, Kildee Hall, ISU campus. See news release here.
- 4-H Food Safety Quality Assurance Training and Testing sessions (continuing)
- PQA Plus® and TQA® Certification sessions (continuing)
- April 16. Pork Niche Market Working Group. Iowa Institute for Co-ops. Ames. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Open to anyone interested in learning more, exchanging information, and strategize ways of working together to address key challenges facing niche pork supply chains.
- April 22-23. IPIC FS professional development/in-service. Kildee Hall, ISU campus, Ames.
- March 24. ISU Extension Ag and Natural Resources professional development. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Scheman Building
- 2010 Confinement Site Manure Applicator Certification Workshops
- 4-H Food Safety Quality Assurance Training and Testing sessions (continuing)
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PQA Plus® and TQA® Certification sessions (continuing)
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Feb. 11-19. Margin Maker-Swine Edition risk management workshops. Sponsored by USDA Risk Management Agency, ISU Extension, IPIC, and IPPA. Various locations in Iowa. No cost, but preregistrations are necessary to ensure minimum attendance of six people per site.
See the news release for the following locations here. Download the brochure. To sign up for any of these dates, contact Dave Stender by phone at (712) 225-6196, by fax at (712) 225-3173 or e-mail.- Thursday, Feb, 11, 10 a.m. Storm Lake, Buena Vista County Extension Office, 824 Flindt Drive
- Thursday, Feb. 11, 4 p.m. Sheldon, Northwest Iowa Community College, Building C, room 305
- Friday, Feb. 12, 10 a.m. Algona, Kossuth County Extension Office, 1121-B Hwy 18
See the news release for the following locations here. Download the brochure. To sign up for any of these dates, contact Tom Miller by phone at (319) 653-4811, by fax at (319) 653-6712 or by e-mail.
- Wed., Feb. 17, 1 p.m. Nashua, Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm, Borlaug Center, 3327 290th St.
- Thur., Feb. 18, 10 a.m. Manchester, Delaware County Extension Office, 1417 N. Franklin.
- Thur., Feb. 18, 4 p.m. Tipton, Cedar County Extension Office, 107 Cedar St.
- Fri., Feb. 19, 10 a.m. Washington, Washington County Extension Office, 2223 250th St.
- 2010 Confinement Site Manure Applicator Certification Workshops
- 4-H Food Safety Quality Assurance Training and Testing sessions (continuing)
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Jan. 27-28. Iowa Pork Congress. IPIC coordinates the Iowa State University area of the trade show floor and assists with seminar planning and hosting.
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Jan. 19. Symposium: Role of Fat Quality in Pork Processing. Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel, West Des Moines. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Jan. 25. Think Tank on Animal Agriculture. The Broiler restaurant, Ames. Speaker is Wesley Buchele, professor emeritus of agricultural engineering, with the topic, “Engineering for Animal Agriculture Profits.” Social time 6 p.m., dinner, 6:30 p.m., program 7 p.m. Register by Jan. 21 with Julie Roberts. Cost is $15.18 for predetermined meal choices, or pre-order from the menu.
