MSU Extension Meat Cutter Training Course – Application
June 2, 2025 - June 10, 2025
Registration Deadline: April 15, 2025 - 12:00AM
MSU Meat Lab, 474 S Shaw Ln #1358, East Lansing, MI 48824
Contact: Andrea Garmyn
Please submit an application to attend the course. The course is limited to 8 participants.
The MSU Extension Meat Cutter Training Course is a hands-on introduction to cutting beef and pork. Participants will learn proper personal protective equipment to wear during meat processing and knife skills. Learn where beef and pork cuts originate from on carcasses and use your knife skills to break down pork and beef carcasses into various primal, subprimal, and retail cuts. Additionally, the course will include practice and techniques for grinding meat. Experience in cleaning and sanitizing equipment and facility will also be gained.
Applications will be accepted through April 15, 2025, for the Summer 2025 class and decisions will be made by no later than April 22, 2025, and those selected to attend the Summer 2025 course will be sent an invoice for $1,595 to make payment by May 1, 2025. If you are no longer able to attend, please notify the group contact immediately so someone else can take your place in the course.
COST:
Cost of Class: $1,595 per person
Class is limited to 8 people due to the in-depth nature of the program.
No refunds after May 1, 2025, for the summer class.