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CALENDAR

Industry events
OCTOBER
Private Brands DC Summit
Oct. 11-12
Washington, DC
Sponsor: Food Marketing Institute
Attendees of the Private Brands
Summit will explore and discuss key
regulatory and business-related topics
in order to stay on top of the latest
trends surrounding private brands.
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Pack Expo 2018
Oct. 14-17
Chicago
Sponsor: PMMI
Pack Expo visitors will have the
opportunity to discover packaging
trends, inspect machinery in action
and build business relationships. More
than 50,000 packaging professionals are
expected to visit the show with over
2,500 exhibitors. 

USAHA Annual Meeting
Oct. 18-24
Kansas City, Missouri
Sponsor: United States Animal
Health Association
The USAHA brings together its various
partners and organizations to discuss
issues throughout the industry.
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NOVEMBER
USMEF Strategic
Planning Conference
Nov. 6-8
Long Beach, California
Sponsor: US Meat Export Federation
The conference will feature discussions
on a variety of topics including global
consumer attitudes and trends.   
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Pork 101
Oct. 22-24
Ames, Iowa
Sponsor: American Meat
Science Association
Pork 101 is a three-day, hands-on
course designed to update attendees on
product quality and consistency issues
in the pork industry.
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p o r k-101

Short Course Cured Meat -
Basic Sausage
Nov. 13-15
Ames, Iowa
Sponsor: Iowa State Meat Lab
With a focus on the technology of
sausage processing, short course
topics range from lectures on basic
meat science to demonstrations of
processing techniques.
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HACCP Training Course
Oct. 16-17
Fort Collins, Colorado
Sponsor: Food Safety Net Services
The HACCP course is designed to
educate individuals in HACCP systems
development, implementation and
management.

National Renderers Association
National Convention
Oct. 22-26
Laguna Niguel, California
Sponsor: National Renderers
Association
Members of the National Renderers
Association will convene to talk
about animal health, animal nutrition,
environmental and regulatory issues
that affect attendees.

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Sustainable Agriculture Summit
Nov. 14-15
Denver, Colorado
Sponsor: USPOULTRY
The summit is designed to strengthen
the supply chain network of producers,
agribusiness retailers and influencers
who drive continuous improvement in
agricultural sustainability.

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Animal Care and
Handling Conference
Oct. 18-19
Kansas City, Missouri
Sponsor: North American
Meat Institute
This workshop is designed to help
animal handling professionals improve
productivity, efficiency and product
quality while learning about the latest
humane animal handling and stunning
practices.

Advanced Listeria
monocytogenes Intervention
and Control
Oct. 23-24
Kansas City, Missouri
Sponsor: North American
Meat Institute
This workshop focuses on the
challenge of controlling Listeria
monocytogenes to produce a safe,
nutritious product.

PAACO Poultry Welfare Auditor
Course
Nov. 27-28
Brookings, South Dakota
Sponsor: Professional Animal Auditor
Certification Organization
This course teaches trainees how to
audit commercial poultry production
facilities for proper animal welfare
practices. Upon completion of the
course, trainees will be certified as
PAACO auditors.

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http://www.usaha.org/ http://www.usmef.org/events http://www.fmi.org/events-education/calendar http://www.meatscience.org/events-education/pork-101 http://www.meatscience.ag.iastate.edu/shortcourse/basic-sausage-short-course http://www.packexpointernational.com http://www.fsns.com/services/education/ http://www.nationalrenderers.org/events/convention/ http://www.meatinstitute.org http://www.meatinstitute.org http://www.animalauditor.org http://www.meatpoultry.com

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