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Meat Processing & Food Safety at SUNY Cobleskill

  • Monday, August 19, 2024, 12:00 AM - Friday, September 13@ 12:00 PM
  • Monday, September 23, 2024, 12:00 AM - Friday, October 18@ 12:00 PM
  • Monday, October 28, 2024, 12:00 AM - Friday, November 22@ 12:00 PM

Program Highlights

  • Immediately join the meat industry having learned hands-on from our professional instructors
  • Grow your current meat processing skill set to excel in the workforce
  • Expand the existing capabilities of your family farm and business

Academic Offerings

Participants will learn the operations of a unique industry under federal inspection and experience the end-to-end process including the slaughter and processing of lamb, pork, and beef within the structure of a HACCP program, a system of food safety that provides a framework for monitoring the total food system from harvest to consumption, reducing the risk of foodborne illness. Participants develop skills using meat processing equipment such as knives, saws and grinders and are provided hands-on experience to learn animal anatomy, culinary applications for meat products, whole carcass utilization, cutting and packaging, Throughout the course, there will be an emphasis on operations safety, food safety and sanitation. Participants will gain real-world experience working on-site at our facility through teamwork and collaboration along with local field visits.

Fee

$6,000 ($3,000 for grant recipients)

Learn More

https://web.cobleskill.edu/landing/meat-processing-food-safety/

Register

https://slate.cobleskill.edu/register/MeatProMCWD

Contact

Mellissa Spence
Sustainable Agriculture Educator
mms427@cornell.edu
(315) 376-5270

Location

SUNY Cobleskill Meat and Fisheries Processing Laboratory Center for Agriculture & Natural Resources
114 Rockland Lane
Cobleskill, NY 12043

Last updated August 29, 2024

 

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