PQA Plus and TQA Certification Opportunity for Pork Producers
Pork Quality Assurance (PQA) Plus certification training will be offered on March 1, 2011 from 1:15 pm to 3:15 pm. in the Mahaska County Extension office for any adult (18 years and older) wishing to be certified. Pre- registration is advised, a fee of $25.00 per participant will be assessed for the certification training.
The PQA Plus certification status is three years. As of June 10, 2007 producers can no longer receive PQA Level III certification; therefore, producers must be certified in the new PQA Plus program once the PQA Level III status expires.
The Mahaska County Extension Office is located at 212 North I Street Oskaloosa IA. From Hwy 163 west of Oskaloosa, take exit #57. Turn onto Hwy 92 east towards Oskaloosa. After the second set of stop lights (“L” Street), proceed ahead two blocks and turn left onto North I Street. We are the large brick building on the right (east) side of the street. From Hwy 92 east of Oskaloosa, continue heading westbound on Hwy 92 (also called A Ave). Continue traveling westbound past Penn Central Mall and through the next stop light (D Ave), on “I” Street turn right (north).
For the PQA Plus program pre-registration please call the Keokuk County Office, Terry Steinhart in Sigourney, at (800) 515-2680, or email at tsteinha@iastate.edu .
