GIPSA makes available to the public a variety of educational materials and services that are created for and used by the United States Official Inspection System.

GIPSA frequently hosts international marketing groups and foreign trade teams and provides targeted educational materials and services to meet the specific requirements of our international customers. GIPSA also works with domestic grain firms and trade organizations to provide technical training targeted to the domestic grain trades needs.

• Complete Visual Reference Library
• Principal Grain VRI
  • Chinese
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Spanish
• Commodity Image Gallery
• Visual References Catalog (PDF; 275KB)

GIPSA has developed eLearning content for training entry level inspectors and grain industry professionals. We also provide tools to aid experienced personnel in fine tuning their inspection skills.

These videos provide an in-depth overview of the Federal Grain Inspection Service, the U.S. Grain Standards and the U.S. grain marketing and inspection system. Whether you need to develop new knowledge or just want an update to stay aware of the current shape of the grain industry, this course will explain in detail how the U.S. grain-inspection and marketing system works.

• Streaming Video (http://www.screencast.com)
• Subscribe in iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com)
• RSS Feed (http://www.screencast.com)

These courses review the official USDA procedures for inspecting grains standardized under the United State Grain Standards Act for grade.

• Streaming Video (http://www.screencast.com)
• Subscribe in iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com)
• RSS Feed (http://www.screencast.com)

This includes a variety of eLearning and informational content created for our educational and outreach programs.

• Streaming Video (http://www.screencast.com)
• Subscribe in iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com)
• RSS Feed (http://www.screencast.com)

• Streaming Video (http://www.screencast.com)
• Subscribe in iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com)
• RSS Feed (http://www.screencast.com)

Inspector Calibration Trainers are used by inspectors to fine tune their implementation of the VRI and other skills such as grain classification. These online tools, used in combination with hands-on-training, will help inspectors.

• Barley Damage
• Barley Injured-By-Sprout Trainer
• Canola Damage
• Corn Damage
• Flaxseed Damage
• Oat Damage
• PNW White Wheat Classification
• PNW Red Wheat Classification
• Upper Midwest Red Wheat Classification
• Rye Damage
• Sorghum Damage
• Soybean Damage
• Soybean Purple Mottled and Stained
• Sunflower Seed Damage
• Wheat Damage

• Unloading Grain from a Barge
• Operation of a Bulk-Weighing Scale
• Electronic Monitoring and Control Systems
• Shipping Bin Model (Correctly Wired)

The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) launched a pilot program to capture inspection data for grain that producers bring to the market. The first-point-of-sale, or farm gate, inspection data provides a baseline of quality that allows GIPSA to better evaluate the market impact of proposed changes to the grain standards. GIPSA began the assessment process with sorghum in 2006 and added soybeans in 2007. In 2008, GIPSA added a soybean export assessment. GIPSA intends to conduct each assessment for 5 years.

Farm Gate Assessments

• Grain Sorghum Study
• Soybean Study

Export Assessment

• Soybean Export Assessment

GIPSA offers a variety of educational brochures in PDF format on our Federal Grain Inspection Services Reports and Publications page . All materials are "public domain" and may be freely duplicated and distributed in their original form.

• Program Directives and Notices
• Handbooks
• International Programs
• Technical Training
• Sampling Theory
• Multimedia CD