AMSA & Industry Events
Credit Ready Meat and Poultry Lending Initiative Training
Wednesdays, July 12 - August 16th | 3:00 - 5:00 PM ET
The Credit Ready Meat and Poultry Lending Professional Training - Virtual Series is designed for individuals who work at community-based lending institutions (credit unions, CDFIs, and community banks) and other entities eligible for the Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program or the Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program who are interested in increasing their organizations' activity in the meat and poultry processing space. These trainings will cover the knowledge, skills, and practices you need to finance meat and poultry processing businesses, including market assessment, product development, underwriting and deal structuring, and program and asset management, and support your borrowers through connections to technical expertise. This course is built on real world experience and will be led by co-instructors from the Niche Meat industry and the Community Development Finance field.
2023 Schedule of Events
| AMSA Event Dates | ||
|---|---|---|
| March 7-9 | SALUMI 101 | University Park, PA |
| March 10-12 | AMSA STEP: Tyson Beyond Fresh Meats | Springdale, AR |
| March 30 | East Region Student Leaders Connecting Conference | Charlotte, NC |
| April 28-29 | AMSA STEP: JBS | Greeley, CO |
| April 25-27 | POULTRY 101 | Fayetteville, AR |
| May 6 | West Region Student Leaders Connecting Conference | Davis, CA |
| May 23-25 | PORK 101 | College Station, TX |
| June 22-30 | 76th Annual Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) | St. Paul, MN |
| August 7-9 | National Student Leaders Connecting Conference | Ft. Worth, TX |
| October 16-18 | PORK 101 | Ames, IA |
| October 31-November 2 | PORK 101 | University Park, PA |
| Meat Judging Dates | ||
| January 15 | National Western Stock Show in Honor of R. Paul Clayton | Greeley, CO |
| January 29 | Southwestern | Ft. Worth, TX |
| February 11 | South Plains | Hereford, TX |
| March 4 | Houston | Houston, TX |
| March 4 | Iowa State Judging B Division | Ames, IA |
| March 26-28 | Meat Animal Evaluation Contest | Canyon, TX |
| April 11-16 | NACTA | Modesto, CA |
| April 14-15 | Southeastern | Columbus, OH and Lexington, KY |
| September 8-9 | National Barrow Show | Austin, MN |
| September 23-25 | Beef Empire Days | Garden City, KS |
| TBD | Cyclone Classic | Ames, IA |
| September 30 | Eastern National | Wyalusing, PA |
| October 15 | American Royal | Omaha, NE |
| October 29 | High Plains | Friona, TX |
| November 12 | International | Dakota City, IA |