2011 VIM/VQA Programs

1. 2011 VIM/VQA Programs Joint Veal Committee Denver February 5, 2011

2. VIM 2011 Strategy/Objectives • Overall VIM Strategy: Build on the success of industry’s commitment to newly adopted Ethical Standards and Code of Conduct; expand veal farm tour program (geared toward the public) to facilitate beef council use within their own states, complete Veal Course for industry education purposes and revise the www.vealfarm.com web site. This tactic will also include an integrated communication program targeting meat industry media by working collaboratively with veal quality assurance based programs. • Measurable Objective: Increase vealfarm.com usage by 10 percent among veal industry participants and the public. Utilize FY 2010 metric as baseline for measuring usage growth in FY 2011.

3. Building Trust and Confidence in Veal Practices and Products

4. Complete Website Redesign • Full launch and marketing • Create and execute an outreach/communication plan targeting key audiences to raise awareness of and usage of website • Industry/industry partners • Trade media • Others • Producer profiles • Complete 3 producer profiles for web –posting. • Highlight farmer • Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin/Indiana • Update 2 x week with news links or other material

5. Complete Website Redesign • Full launch and marketing • Create and execute an outreach/communication plan targeting key audiences to raise awareness of and usage of website • Industry/industry partners • Trade media • Others • Producer profiles • Complete 3 producer profiles for web –posting. • Highlight farmer • Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin/Indiana • Update 2 x week with news links or other material

6. Editorial Calendar • Healthy eating/Animal Care • Summer Grilling/Safe Food • Columbus Day/Housing • Tactics: • Create and distribute media material and merchandize veal story • www.vealfarm.com • publications • Distribute to SBC and through checkoff communication • Monitor for media coverage/pick up • Utilize trained veal spokespersons (FY 2010) • Create and distribute talking point/press release template to localize story

7. Eat Better, Choose Veal • On average, a trimmed, cooked three oz. serving of veal contains 166 calories and only 5.6 grams of fat. • Veal is an excellent source of protein and a good source of niacin, zinc, and vitamin B12 and B6. • With a variety of veal cuts available at a range of prices, veal is affordable in everyone's budget. • As a mother, I know how important having access to healthy food is. As a veal farmer, providing safe, wholesome food is a priority so I am committed to my animals by providing proper nutrition and quality animal care. • This means the veal you serve your family is a good source of important lean protein.

8. Veal Farm Tour Toolkit • Kendall College Tour • NY Dairy/Veal Tour • PA Farm Tour • And you?

9. Telling the Story Brookline Town Council National Provisioner Progressive Dairyman Mark Levin Proactive Issues Management Reporter Outreach NY Times, Washington Post

10. Considerations • USDA oversight and review of content/information • Must meet CBB acknowledgement guidelines • Increased sensitivity to policy/legislative outreach or appearance

11. Discussion?

12. Veal Quality Assurance

13. Veal Quality Assurance Mission • Ensure that veal calves are cared for with ethical management practices that will result in a safe, wholesome, consistent quality veal product for the consumer • Enhance veal meat quality by preventing residues, pathogen contamination and defects on the meat • Promote industry standards and best practices based on recommendations from veterinarians, nutritionists and animal care experts

14. VIM/VQA 2011 Strategy/Objectives • Overall VQA Strategy: Continue to develop and implement targeted producer education programs by updating technical bulletins, recertifying producer and allied industry through web-based education programs, and by working directly with veal feed companies and veal packer/processors. • Measurable Objective: Update at least two technical bulletins, establish web-based education updates at least quarterly and develop email communications system through vealfarm.com and focused industry communication efforts. Success will be measured by achieving 100% annual recertification of veal quality assurance program.

15. Veal Quality Assurance • Two Technical Bulletins • Work with committee to identify topics and produce bulletins • Using Direct-Fed Microbials (DFM) in the Veal Barn—drafted • Rabies/Biosecurity • Post at www.vealfarm.com • Update VQA Materials • Finalize new VQA materials based on FY 2010 committee work, review and analysis • Launch and market new materials to key audiences • Producers, packers, feed company reps • SBC • Industry partners • Customers as appropriate • Update www.vealfarm.com with update program material

16. Veal Quality Assurance • Database transfer and update • Transfer updated database to new www.vealfarm.com platform • Improve process for capturing information and tracking VQA certification using www.vealfarm.com database • Training • Review current training materials for update based on manual changes • Finalize online certification test • Offer online and classroom VQA training/certification utilizing volunteer trainers

17. VQA Certification • Formula One has provided classroom certification to approximately 100 participants. • Developed training resource guide for trainers • Ongoing outreach to feed reps and companies for VQA certification

18. Ongoing VQA outreach/discussion • Define group housing standards • Engage with dairy producers to find mutual solutions to residue violations and recognize their role as meat producers in addition to milk producers • Engage with Nat’l Milk Producers Federation and other producer groups • Progressive Dairyman oped • Clarify animal health product usage for veal farmers

19. Considerations • USDA oversight and review of content/information • Must meet CBB acknowledgement guidelines • Increased sensitivity to policy/legislative outreach or appearance

20. Discussion