With consumers concerned for animal welfare and sustainable production, Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) is now required by food giants like Tyson Foods, who work with 25% of the US beef market share, and Wendy’s, currently the 2nd largest fast food hamburger chain in the US, beginning in 2019 to meet public demand.
ONLINE CERTIFICATION: visit www.bqa.org to get BQA certified online. Online training consists of series of lessons and quizzes to become certified. Training will take ~2 hours.
LOCAL CERTIFICATION OPPORTUNITY: Join OSU Extension at the Harrison County Fairgrounds on Tuesday, May 10th, 2022 from 7-8:30pm for in-person BQA training and certification. This class will count towards initial certification and recertification. There is no fee to attend this session but pre-registration is required.
Contact information: Send questions to OSU Extension, Jefferson County or register @ 740-264-2212 / email lyon.194@osu.edu.