The wind was blowing, and the snow was falling at the Middleton, Wis. Marriott Hotel in early April. Fortunately for the meat processors who had come from across the state for the Wisconsin Association of Meat Processors annual convention, there was plenty to do and plenty to eat without having to step outside.
WAMP’s annual convention was held April 5-8. The opening event was a bus trip to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Meat Lab for a day of seminars and a tour of the new meat science building that is under construction. For those attendees who couldn’t make the tour, Dr. Jeff Sindelar of the University of Wisconsin provided an overview of the project the following day. He also had several of his graduates from UW-Madison’s Master Meat Crafter program discuss their plant projects. Speakers included Jacob Dayton of Dayton Meat Products and Ben and Robert Gehring of Gehring’s Meat Market.