Great Plains Growers Conference
Great Plains Growers Conference (GPGC) is a great local conference for commercial fruit and vegetable producers from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and other Midwest states providing research-based information, from both vegetable research specialists and local growers, to help your farms grow and thrive.
When: January 11-14, 2024
Where: Missouri Western University, St. Joseph, MO
Registration now open!
Kansas Farmers Market Regional Workshops
In 2024, these workshops will be in person! Stay tuned for more information and registration. Save the date below for a location and date near you!
- Olathe - February 9, 2024
- Hutchinson – February 10, 2024
- Parsons – February 23, 2024
- Hays – March 1, 2024
- Scott City - TBD
Food Safety for Food Entrepreneurs - Fall 2022 webinar recordings
These webinars were presented by the North Central Food Safety Extension Network.
Supplemental fact sheets for each webinar.
Workshops for Food Processors
Acidified Foods Manufacturing Schools - for acidic and formulated acid products
North Carolina State University - Acidified Foods Manufacturing School
On demand
University of Nebraska – Better Process Control School for Acidified Foods only
December 2023
Online Better Process Control School - includes low acid and acid foods
University of Tennessee
On demand
University of Georgia – Online Better Process Control School
On demand
In-Person Better Process Control School
University of Missouri - August 2023
HACCP Workshops
Workshops for Meat Processors are scheduled through the year. A list of workshops can be found on the KSU Meat Science web site.