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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




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Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025


Success StoryPork Processing Workshop



Pork Processing Workshop

Author: Gregg Rentfrow

Planning Unit: Animal and Food Sciences

Major Program: Swine

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

The University of Kentucky Meat Cutting School offered a Pork Processing Workshop, that 12 participants from five states attended.  The attendants ranged from current meat processors to pig farmers to an Eastern Kentucky University professor to a recent high school graduate trying to figure out his future career.  The participants learned proper pork slaughter and fabrication techniques, all hands-on experiences, as well as listened to lectures on the pork industry, food safety, and pig meat quality.  The participants were asked to evaluate the workshop, which received 6 out of 6 marks in all questions asked.  The workshop was a success and more will be planned for the future.






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