Looking to become a PQA+ Advisor?

PQA+ Advisors are the folks who work directly with producers to educate them on the PQA+ program and will help producers obtain PQA+ certification and PQA+ site status at their respective production sites.

Two PQA+ Advisor training dates are planned for NEW advisors or those who let their PQA+ Advisor status lapse:

• September 9 - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Minnesota Pork Board Office, 151 Saint Andrews Ct. Ste. 810, Mankato, MN. Complete and submit the application by September 2.
• November 18 - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Minnesota Pork Board Office, 151 Saint Andrews Ct. Ste. 810, Mankato, MN. Complete and submit the application by November 11.

Contact Diane DeWitte (stouf002@umn.edu) or Sarah Schieck Boelke (schi0466@umn.edu) for a PQA+ Advisor application. Applications can also be found on MN Pork’s website. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the link to the application.

Individuals wishing to attend the training session must meet the qualifications to become a Certified PQA+ Advisor.

1. Be a veterinarian, Extension specialist, or ag educator (for the purposes of PQA Plus, the definition of an ag educator is a person who spends full time in adult education or at least 50% time in production training)
2. Have a D.V.M. or B.S in Animal Science (or equivalent)
3. Have two years of recent documentable swine production experience

Training is free to attend. Individuals must pre-register by submitting an application for the respective training date to Colleen Carey with MN Pork Board at colleen@mnpork.com. If you have questions, contact Colleen Carey by phone (1-800-537-7675) or email (colleen@mnpork.com). Applications and pre-registration are due no later than seven days prior to the training to allow adequate time to review and process the application.