Top Stock Magazine September 2018

Page 78

Connecting Sustainability and Beef Production in Canada

VERIFIED BEEF PRODUCTION PLUS

IN SASKATCHEWAN

DRIVING CONSUMER CONFIDENCE

A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO VERIFYING SUSTAINABILITY

PROOF OF RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT

Canadian Beef is Sustainable, Safe and Wholesome. Let’s become VERIFIED and show consumers why!

Take the Training

Apply SOPs on the Beef Operation

Complete the VBP+ On-Farm Audit

IN-PERSON WORKSHOP OR ONLINE

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES

VERIFICATION OF THE OPERATION

Education on Food Safety, Animal

Industry-led practices focused on Food

Care, Biosecurity, and Environmental

Safety, Animal Care, Biosecurity, &

Stewardship Management Practices:

Environmental Stewardship during beef

production are being used on the cattle

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The F: R P OO ity Credibil

Inject in the Neck, Reduce Broken Needles, Meet Withdrawal Times Keep Records (Treatments, Deaths) Beef Code of Practice, Disease Prevention, Manure Management

operation: • •

Feedlots: 3 months of Records Cow-Calf: 6 months of Records

Our 3rd party auditors are also beef producers and understand the industry. It takes about 4hrs and is mostly done in the comfort of your home, through discussion and review of your records. This 3rd party verification gives credit towards the excellent things you do.

ENHANCING CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IN THE WHOLESOMENESS OF BEEF To learn more about Visit verifiedbeefproductionplus.ca or contact Coy Schellenberg, VBP+ in Saskatchewan: SK Coordinator, at 306.859.9110 or SK@verifiedbeef.ca


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