Applying The Science of Fumigation

School Specifics

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.

Early Bird – $650 per person

After February 15- $750 per person

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

Additional Costs:

Transportation
Hotel
Meals other then lunch

Hotel Blocks Held: TBA

Airports:

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

More Information

Who is this Program Tailored to?

Commodity Managers, Food Safety Managers, Regulators, and Fumigators.

What can you expect to get from this program?

Information and demonstrations to improve safety, compliance, and effective fumigation. Getting back to applying the science of fumigation and delivering impactful results to pest problems

Where and Why Here?

I consider Manhattan, Kansas the center of excellence for Commodity Protection. Kansas State University, USDA- Agricultural Research Service, International Grains Program, KSU Milling Program, KSU Food Science Program, Biosecurity facilities. It may not be the easiest to get to, but what this incredible facility has to offer our trade – cannot be matched in the world.

Program Goal

Improved fumigation: Safety, Compliance, and Performance. In total, this program will provide you with a take home Fumigation Train the Trainer format for you to use. You will see a direct return on your educational investment from this program.

Agenda

Day One

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

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

About Us

Join Us at Our Post-Harvest Fumigation School

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 improve safety, compliance, and performance.