Manhattan, KS - Grain quality, personal management and inventory strategies are just a few important concepts that grain elevator managers must know.
To help managers excel in the industry, Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS) and Kansas State University (K-State) are offering the GEAPS/K-State Grain Elevator Managers course.
The first course will be held January 21-24, 2020 and a second offering will be held May 5-8, 2020.
Both offerings will be located in Manhattan, Kansas.
“This training allows operators, managers and professionals from the grain science industry an opportunity to gain the information they need to properly handle and store grain,” says Carlos Campabadal, grain storage and feed manufacturing outreach specialist.
Course participants will discuss topics such as personnel management; grain quality management; grain handling equipment; grain drying; grain operations costs; grain inventory management; grain receiving and shipping; grain condition monitoring; grain aeration strategies; and fumigation.
Past participant, Tiffany Harmon, food safety and quality assurance manager at Garden City Coop, explains that the information presented on grain handling and quality control systems is something she will take back to her company.
“This course gave me a great amount of information and knowledge on how to properly manage grain elevators,” Harmon says.
She adds, “The instructors were very knowledgeable, and it was nice seeing them put their own real-world work experiences in their presentations. It helped us tie those experiences into our own jobs.”
The training costs $670.00 for GEAPS members and $1,000 for non-members.
To register or learn more about this offering, please visit www.bit.ly/GEM2020. In addition to supporting industry professionals through feed manufacturing and grain quality man¬agement, the IGP Institute also offers trainings in grain processing and flour milling, and grain marketing and risk management.
To learn more about other upcoming courses visit the IGP website at www.grains.ksu.edu/igp.
The Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS) is an international professional association that supports its members and the industry by serving as The Knowledge Resource for the world of grain handling and processing industry operations.
GEAPS addresses the industry’s critical grain handling, storage and processing operations needs by providing the finest networking, professional development programs, and access to a global marketplace of equipment, services and technology solutions providers.
GEAPS’ global network of industry professionals includes more than 2,500 individual members from about 1,150 companies.
For more information, please contact Lisa Moser at lmoser@ksu.edu