PQA & TQA certification

A few in-person Pork Quality Assurance Plus (PQA+) and Transport Quality Assurance (TQA)

certification sessions are scheduled for 2025. The sessions include the following dates and locations:

• March 4: Mankato, MN - Minnesota Pork Office, 151 Saint Andrews Court, Suite 810
• June 10: Le Center, MN - Le Sueur County Fairgrounds 4-H Building, 320 S Plut Ave
• July 15: Olivia, MN - Renville County Government Center, 105 S 5th Street
• Nov. 11: Mankato, MN - Minnesota Pork Office, 151 Saint Andrews Court, Suite 810PQA+ certification is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon and TQA from 1 to 4 p.m. at all locations unless noted otherwise.

If you need to renew your PQA+ or TQA certification and a date listed above does not accommodate your schedule, or if your farm has a large group of employees needing certification, please contact Colleen Carey at the Minnesota Pork Board office at 507-345-8814 or colleen@mnpork.com to schedule an alternative time for training.

University of Minnesota Extension provides classes in partnership with the Minnesota Pork Board.

PQA+ and TQA certification can be completed online in a self-paced course too. Your UMN Swine Extension Educators Sarah Schieck Boelke and Diane DeWitte can assist you in gaining access to online training for PQA+ and TQA.

• Diane DeWitte - stouf002@umn.edu or 507-384-1745
• Sarah Schieck Boelke – schi0466@umn.edu or 320-235-0726 ext.2004