Applying The Science of Fumigation

$650.00

We have designed this program as a master class on post-harvest fumigation.

Half lecture and half hands-on training.

Designed to help commodity, food safety, and fumigation managers improved safety, compliance, and performance.

June 9, 2026 8:30 am - June 10, 2026 4:45 pm
8:30 am - 4:45 pm
1980 Kimball Ave, Manhattan, KS 66506
School Specifics
Early Bird – $650 per person
After February 15- $750 per person

The goal of this program is to support safety and regulation while driving awareness to high fumigation performance.

Provide a “Train the Trainer” take home program to expand these performance practices.

IGP holds a maximum of 60 participants.

We will live stream and record morning lectures for international and broader domestic participation.

This includes:

  1. Welcome reception the evening before.
  2. This price includes two days of presentations and hands-on demonstration.
  3. Lunches each day are provided onsite.
  4. You will be given a “Train the Trainer” program to keep.

 

Additional Costs:

  1. Transportation
  2. Hotel
  3. Meals other then lunch

Hotel Blocks Held: TBA

Airports:

Manhattan, KS (code MHK) and Kansas City, MO (code MCI)

AGENDA

Day One – Lecture

8:30 / 8:45 – Welcome

8:45 / 9:15 – Keynote Dr. Joesph Awika, School of Agriculture and Food Safety, Kansas State University

9:15 / 10:00 – Commodity Managers Fumigation Expectation, Nick Friant, Cargill, Wayzata, Minnesota

10:00 / 10:15 – Break

10:15 / 11:00 – Universal Truths of Fumigants, Dr. Suresh Prabhakaran, Douglas Products, Carmel, Indiana

11:00/ 12:00 – Phosphine Resistance Management Panel, Dr. Tom Phillips and Dr. Spencer Walse

12:00 /12:45 – Lunch

Day One – Hands-On

12:45 / 1:00 – Organize Groups

1:00 / 2:15 – Station One – Advanced Stored Product Pest Identification, Biology, and Fumigant Quality Control

2:15 / 3:30 – Station Two – Advanced Fumigation Planning and Preparation Station

3:30 / 4:45 – Station Three – Profume® Fumigant Application Station

Day Two – Lecture

8:00 / 8:15 – Recap Day One

8:15 / 9:00 – The Future of Fumigation, John Mueller, The Fumigation Company, Carmel, Indiana

9:00 / 9:45– Fumigation Analytics, Stephen Corbett, USDA-ARS, Parlier California

9:45 – 10;00 – Break

10:00 / 11:00 – Ethyl Formate & EDN, Ben Harl, Degesch America, and Spencer Walse, USDA-ARS

11:00 / 11:45 – Post Fumigation Analysis = Performance – John Mueller, The Fumigation Company

11:45 /12:45 – Lunch

Day Two – Hands-On

12:45 / 1:00 – Organize Groups

1:00 / 2:15 – Station One – Carbon Dioxide Applications

2:15 / 3:30 – Station Two – Cylinderized Phosphine Application Station

3:30 / 4:45 – Station Three – Advanced Fumigant Monitoring Statiion