Enrollment now open in dairy industry animal care program
Farm and Ranch September 14, 2010 The National Dairy FARM Program or Farmers Assuring Responsible Management is now accepting enrollment in the Animal Care Program. The program was created by the National Milk Producers Federation and its Chris Galen says this officially launches the second phase of the implementation process, which includes the start of on-farm evaluations for participating producers. Galen: “Individual farmers, but more than likely cooperatives in most cases, will enroll their producers and say yes we want to have the National Dairy FARM Program as a demonstration as our commitment to our customers and ultimately to consumers about that standards that we have in place for animal care.” Participation information can be found at
www.nationaldairyfarm.com The National Dairy FARM program is a voluntary, nationwide program designed to bring consistency and uniformity to animal care through education, on-farm evaluations and objective third-party verification.
The first phase of the program provided educational materials to producers through the release of the Animal Care Manual and the Quick Reference User Guide. As a supplement to those materials, the Animal Care DVD is now available online in both English and Spanish. The content of the video is consistent with the principles and guidelines of the National Dairy Animal Well-Being Initiative introduced in 2008.
I’m Bob Hoff and that’s Washington Ag Today on Northwest Aginfo Net.
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