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CONVENTION PREVIEW

AAMPed
up in
Omaha

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Where:
CENTURYLINK CENTER,
OMAHA, NE

Show hours:
JULY 21
1 - 4:30 P.M.
JULY 22
9:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
JULY 23
12:30 - 3:30 P.M.

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enturyLink Center in Omaha,
Nebraska, will play host to the
American Association of Meat
Processors 77th American Convention
scheduled for July 21-23. As in previous
gatherings, big opportunities await small and
medium-size meat processors.
Attendees can kick off their convention
experience on July 20 with a pre-convention
bus tour of AAMP member facilities C&C
Processing Inc. and Wahoo Locker.
The Welcoming Session will feature Trent
Loos as keynote speaker. Loos is the creator
of "Loos Tales" which is a multimedia platform
for his videos, blogs and photographs about
life on the ranch. Loos also is known for his
"Rural Route" radio broadcast. The Outstanding
Service Award and the F.W. Witt Supplier of
the Year Award will be presented during the
Welcoming Session as well.
Demonstrations scheduled for the
convention include BBQ Basics and Jerky
Demonstration.
Educational sessions include an update
on Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
protocols. In the "What's New with HACCP"
session, attendees will learn about new and
upcoming regulations and potential impacts on
meat processors.
Jenny Dewey, of Chico Locker & Sausage
Co., Chico, California, will provide insights into
why processors should engage social media.

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Dr. Terry Houser, an associate professor
on the Animal Science faculty at Kansas State
Univ., Manhattan, Kansas, will lead the Animal
Care and Humane Handling session, which was
developed to help plant personnel comply with
livestock handling regulations by developing
and critiquing standard operating procedures
for animal handling.
A welcome reception at the Durham
Museum will follow the first day of the trade
show on July 21.
The AAMP convention also makes time
for association business. The State Officers'
Conference is a chance for AAMP's affiliated
meat associations to discuss association
issues and meet with other AAMP officers. The
conference is scheduled for 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
The Business Meeting on July 23 will
feature a report on the state of the small plant
operator in the meat and poultry industry.
Attendees will also discuss elections to AAMP's
board of directors. At this session, awards will
be presented for Best Single and Best Multiple
Booth Awards, Stephen F. Krut Scholarship
Award, and the Golden Cleaver Award.
A major highlight of the AAMP convention
is the American Cured Meat Championships.
This year's competition offers more than 25
classes from which to choose, including the
2016 Featured Class of All-Beef Smoked Dinner
Sausage. The top four entries will be named
Grand Champion, Reserve Grand Champion,
Champion or Reserve Champion.
The Cured Meats Hall of Fame induction
ceremony will take place during the ACMC
awards ceremony on July 23.
Wrapping up the convention will be the
Closing Social. During this event, Achievement
and Accomplishment Awards will be presented.
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