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OFFS Alberta: Provincial Update. Alberta Milk & Alberta Pork / Alberta Quality Pork. Provincial Delivery Agents. Bill Laing, Canadian Quality Milk Coordinator Jim Eisen , Assistant CQM Coordinator Jelle-Pier ( JP) Brouwer, Assistant CQM Coordinator. Provincial Delivery Agent.
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OFFS Alberta: Provincial Update Alberta Milk & Alberta Pork / Alberta Quality Pork
Provincial Delivery Agents • Bill Laing, Canadian Quality Milk Coordinator • Jim Eisen , Assistant CQM Coordinator • Jelle-Pier ( JP) Brouwer, Assistant CQM Coordinator
Provincial Delivery Agent • Cara Dary, Manager Quality Assurance & Technical Services
Provincial Up-date Overall: 47% trained 2% registered 40 M 40 (100%) 17 (43%) 425 M 392 (92%) 35 (8%) 6874 2200 (32%) 654 M 460 (70%) 78 (12%) 598 107 (18%) 14 (2%) 235 130 (55%) 4550 M 2600 (57%) NB:242 220 (91%) 21 (9%)M NS: 270268 (99%) 47 (17%)MPE: 222200 (90%) 96 (43%)M August 23, 2007
CQA® National Enrollment • 68% of all hogs born in Canada (2006 – 8.8 million hogs were exported) • 95% of all hogs processed in Canada • 250 Recognized program validators • Alberta – 39 Active Validators
Alberta CQA Enrollment Stats * The animal numbers reported by Alberta Quality Pork are producers' project marketings for their upcoming annual production cycle.** Using Stats Canada numbers for 2006 marketings from the province of Alberta at a value of 3,578,450 head.
CQM Alberta Stats • Year Enrolled Workshops Recognized • 2003 23 6 0 • 2004 130 45/3 18 • 2005 196 68/3 27 • 2006 280 73 18 • 2007 459 + 246 15
CQA® Validation Cycle • 3 year cycle • 1 Full Validation • 2 partial Validations • Some validators refuse to do partial validations, that’s ok
CQM Steps to Implementation • Complete CQM Enrollment Form • On -Farm workshop scheduled • Begin implementation on-farm • Audit F S P S F • Self Declaration and Partials moveable F P S S F or F S S P F
CQM Validation Cost in Alberta Full / Initial Audit $450.00 Partial Audit $ 350.00 Self Declaration $00.00
CQA® Steps to Implementation • Enroll with provincial delivery agent • Receive CQA® producer manual • Complete On-farm assessment form • Collect 3 months worth of records • Contact recognized CQA Validator • Successful CQA on-farm audit (recommendation by Validator)
CQA® Validation Cost (Alberta) • Full Validation: Range $450 – 700 • Partial Validation: Range $150 - 300 • Fees: • - veterinary fee (~ $200/hour) • - charge per distance (mileage)
CQM Funding April 1 2008 On-Farm Implementation Funding ends.($750.00) April 1 2008 ALIDF funding ends. Workshops on cost recovery bases April 1 February 1 2008 CDC Funding $300 for audit costs reduction begins.
Challenges – Alberta CQM • Audit continuity -National and Provincial • Self Declarations • Supplier Quality • Government program is base – no manpower - programs are built on the Fed/ Prov regs
Challenges – Alberta CQA® • Withdrawing producers • Decline in number of pork producers