Jamie Jonker, Ph.D

Vice President, Sustainability & Scientific Affairs

National Milk Producers Federation

ANIMAL CARE,

ANTIBIOTICS,

ENVIRONMENT,

AND MORE

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

The dairy industry, through National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) with support from Dairy Management, Inc. initiated a voluntary program named FARM: Farmers Assuring Responsible Management in 2009

PROGRAM HISTORY

PROGRAM GOAL

Assure to CONSUMERS & CUSTOMERS that dairy farmers raise and care for their animals and land in a humane and ethical manner.

PROGRAM GROWTH

FARM ANIMAL CARE

FARM ANIMAL CARE BY THE NUMBERS

115 Participating Co-ops and/or Proprietary Processors

Covers 98% of the United States domestic milk supply in 49 states

Over 50,000 2nd party evaluations completed to date

Over 370 trained FARM Animal Care Evaluators

FARM ANIMAL CARE BACKGROUND

• FARM offers a continuous improvement process to ensure a high level of on-farm animal care.

• FARM sets the highest standards that encourages dairy farmers to continually improve.

WHO MAKES DECISIONS ABOUT FARM ANIMAL CARE?

FARM Animal Care is updated every 3 years by the FARM Animal Care Technical Writing Group which consist of:

• Farmers

• Academics

• Veterinarians

• Cooperative staff

PROGRAM COMPONENTS

Best Management

Practices

Third-Party

Verification

Second-Party

Evaluations

Pre-Interview

Interview Questions

Animal Observations

Closing Interview

Follow-up; Action Plans

ANIMAL CARE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

Version 1.0

(2009 – 2012)

Version 2.0

(2013 – 2016)

Voluntary

Participation

Tail-Docking Phase-

Out 2022

Voluntary Action

Plans

Mandatory

Participation

Version 3.0

(2017 – 2020)

Probation/

Suspension Critical Control

Points

Mandatory

Corrective Action

Plans

Tail Docking Phase-

Out 2017

Training, VCPR, Cow

Care Agreement

Greater

accountability

OTHER INDUSTRY PROGRAM COMPARISON

Educational

Manuals, Resources

& Self Assessment

Educational

Manuals, Resources

& Self Assessment

Optional

Packer/Processor

Audit

Optional

Assessment for

Feedyards

Educational

Manuals, Resources

& Self Assessment

Mandatory

2nd-Party Evaluations

on all dairies

Mandatory

3rd Party

Verifications

FARM ANIMAL CARE VERSION 3.0 2017 - 2019

VERSION 3.0 PRIORITY AREAS: PHASE 1

VETERINARY CLIENT PATIENT RELATIONSHIP

• Official form signed by Veterinarian of Record

DAIRY CATTLE CARE ETHICS & TRAINING FORM

• Signed by all employees with animal care responsibilities

• Signed annually

• Indicates:

• Received training in stockmanship AND area of responsibility;

• Will not abuse animals/Will report any mistreatment that occurs

NO TAIL DOCKING

FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN A

MANDATORY CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN (MCAP)

VERSION 3.0 PRIORITY AREAS: PHASE 2

HERD HEALTH PLAN

• Protocols for newborn and milk-fed dairy calves.

• Protocols for pain management.

• Protocols and training for non-ambulatory animal management.

• Protocols for euthanasia.

ANIMAL OBSERVATIONS

• Lameness

• Body Condition

• Hock/Knee

FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN A

CONTINUIOUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CIP)

FARM 3.0 ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES

FARM 2nd

Party

Evaluation

“No”

answered

to any

PRIORITY 2

“No”

answered

to any

PRIORITY 1

Mandatory

Corrective

Action Plan

Suspension

from FARM

Program

MCAP failure

triggers 60 day

Probation

- 14 Months -

Continuous

Improvement

Plan

VERSION 3.0 BY THE NUMBERS

Mandatory Corrective Action Plans

• Signed Annual VCPR: 1,414

• Annual Employee Training: 763

• Tail Docking: 69

Continuous Improvement Plans

• Newborn and Milk-Fed Dairy Calf Protocols: 2,158

• Diseased/Injured Animal Pain Protocols: 1,988

• Non-Ambulatory Animal Protocols: 1,560

• Euthanasia Protocols: 1,884

• Locomotion Score: 101

• Body Condition Score: 115

• Hock and Knee Lesions: 173

• Feed (Regular/Non-Ambulatory): 17

• Water: 337

Average Time to Resolve

Mandatory Corrective Action Plans

16.1 weeks

Version 3.0 Evaluations: 7,152

Average Time to Resolve

Continuous Improvement Plans

19.4 weeks

RESOURCES TO MEET REQUIREMENTS

• Animal Care Reference Manual

• FARM Self Assessment Tool

• Sample VCPR

• Sample Dairy Cattle Care Ethics Agreement

• Training Log

• Emergency Contacts Poster

• Culling Poster

• Fillable Herd Health Plan Protocols

• Example Herd Health Plan

• Training Resources

• Dairy Stockmanship Video

http://www.nationaldairyfarm.com/resource-library

INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE STANDARDS

Recognizing this reality, a five year journey was started to develop a tool that could be used by industry to further the international adoption of the OIE standards and ensure that any industry animal welfare schemes at least met the science-based standards set by the OIE.

• TS 34700 Published

December 1, 2016.

WHY IS THIS NEW ISO TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION IS IMPORTANT?

• If widely implemented by the private sector, it could facilitate the adoption of the OIE animal welfare standards in developing countries and improve the living conditions of animals raised for food production around the world.

• Establishes a strong framework for ensuring that industry animal welfare standards and programs are rooted in science and enjoy international acceptance.

• Potentially minimizes the cost to small and large livestock producers and other market participants by not having to undergo multiple audits to ensure they are raising, transporting and harvesting their livestock humanely.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE ORGANIZATION CERTIFICATION

•FARM Animal Care

• First animal welfare program to be certified

• Program meets international standards for animal care

• Trust from dairy customers and trade

FARM ANIMAL CARE VERSION 4.0 2020 – 2022

TASK FORCE UPDATESTie Stall

• Situation Analysis Paper Completed | January 2018• Recommendations to Technical Writing Group | In Development

Hygiene• Scoring System Update: Values and Area of Body• Recommendations to Technical Writing Group | February 2nd

Locomotion• On sites: Dairy, Feed Yard, Packing Plant• Definitions of Scores• Recommendations to Technical Writing Group Provided

Animal Observation• Analysis of herd demographic and accuracy of sample

3rd Party Sampling• 200 Verifications in 2 pulls | 100: Jan-June Evaluations | 100: July-December Evaluations• USDA-AMS & FSNS

VERSION 4.0 TIMELINENovember 2017: Animal Health and Well-Being Committee Meeting

• FDA, USDA, Antibiotic Stewardship, FARM, Emerging Issues, Task Force Updates

January 2018: Technical Writing Group Meeting• Task Force Research & Recommendation Review

May 2018: Revision of Animal Care Manual Begins• SWOT Analysis of Version 3.0

May 2019: Version 4.0 Outreach and Trainings• Preparation for Launch—Technical Writing Group training

January 2020: Evaluations on Version 4.0 Begin

FARM ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP

PERCENT OF BULK MILK TANKERS POSITIVE FOR ANTIBIOTIC RESIDUES

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0.00%

0.02%

0.04%

0.06%

0.08%

0.10%

0.12%

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Penicillin

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ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP IMPROVEMENT – TISSUES RESIDUES

WHY IS RESPONSIBLE ANTIBIOTIC USE ON DAIRIES• Use of antibiotics is critical to prevention of and relief of animal

suffering

• Antibiotics are valuable resources for maintaining health and welfare and we would like them to continue to be effective for both animals and humans

• There has not been a new class of food animal antibiotics since 1978 (Cephalosporins)

• Part of responsible drug use is working to limit drug use

• Use of any drugs in food animal medicine carries with it a responsibility to maintain food safety that we do not take lightly

FARM AND RESPONSIBLE ANTIBIOTIC USE

• Requires a documented Veterinary Client Patient Relationship

• Requires a Herd Health Plan be developed in conjunction with the Veterinarian

• Protocols for Vaccination/Disease Prevention

• Protocols for disease or injury diagnosis and Treatment

• Provides resources to dairies and veterinarians on appropriate drug use

• Label Indications

• Withhold times for meat and milk

FARM ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP RESOURCES

FARM ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP AND FARM ANIMAL CARE

LOOKING FORWARD

FARM ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

FARM ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

WHO

• A voluntary option for any participant in the FARM

• Program Participating companies must opt-into the new module in the FARM database

WHAT

• A model to generate a dairy’s carbon and energy footprint

• 48 inputs needed to generate the output results that explain 98% of the variability in a farms carbon footprint

ESTIMATED GLOBAL GHG EMISSIONS FROM DAIRY FARMING

UNITED NATIONS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION

FARM ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP GHG CALCULATOR FOR DAIRY FARMS

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

• Worked with World Wildlife Fund to assemble an Independent Technical Review Panel of academics, farmers, NGOs, and industry specialist to include in the FARM ES Continuous Improvement Reference Manual

• Working with partners such as Newtrient, USDA-NRCS, and University of Wisconsin to help farmers find more value in improved environmental outcomes

GHG IMPROVEMENT AREAS

1. Feed

2. Productivity

3. Manure

4. Energy

HUMAN RESOURCES

• June 2017: Costco convenes “Taskforce” of major dairy customers to discuss worker safety in Denver, CO. • Target, Starbucks, Safeway/Albertsons, Walmart, Dannon & others participate along with

NMPF, IDFA & Darigold• United Farm Workers co-chairs meeting with Costco

• August/September 2017: Front-page articles on dairy worker deaths appear in Washington Post, New York Times & other publications • Ben & Jerry’s partners with Farm Worker Justice to announce sweeping “worker welfare”

commitments in October 2017—makes headline news

• September 2017: NMPF convenes “Worker Safety Taskforce” to discuss issue• Group consensus is that industry must act

• January 2018: Worker Safety Taskforce convenes again—outlines next steps for industry engagement

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ISSUE HISTORY & TIMELINE

• Worker Safety Resources • Worker Safety self-assessment & Safety Plan

Template(s)

• Worker Safety Manual • OSHA “Dairy Dozen”

• Rollout Communications Plan • Demonstrate ROI to producers

• “Human Resources” Resources • Legal Factsheets

• Sample Employee Handbook

• Employee Benefits Survey

• Training/Employee Management Template(s)

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WORKER SAFETY & HUMAN RESOURCES: 2018 DELIVERABLES

CONSUMER/CUSTOMER OUTREACH

Chobani supports the Farmer's Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) animal welfare program. All farms supplying milk to Chobani must participate in the program. FARM encourages continuous improvement and use of best management practices.

ALDI encourages the dairy farms from which we source our milk and dairy products to participate in the National Dairy FARM Program: Farmers Assuring Responsible Management. This program provides best practices on animal care topics in the dairy industry.

Kroger has requested that the dairy co-ops that supply us are, at a minimum, enrolled in The National Dairy F.A.R.M. Program: Farmers Assuring Responsible Management ™, which provides consistency and uniformity of best practices in animal care and quality assurance in the dairy industry.

DAIRY SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY CUSTOMER FORUMS

• Undeniably Dairy Initiative

• Level Set of the Dairy Industry (Dairy 101)

• Emerging Issues in the Dairy Industry that Impact Customers

• National Dairy FARM Program

• FARM Animal Care

• ISO Animal Welfare Certification

• FARM Antibiotic Stewardship

• Emerging Issues & Needs

• FARM Environmental Stewardship

• World Wildlife Fund & FARM

• Global Dairy Sustainability Framework

• Local Dairy Farm Tour

Los Angles | Minneapolis | Washington D.C. | Jacksonville

TOPICS COVERED

GOALS OF THE CUSTOMER FORUMS

• Raising the Bar Together – the Dairy Industry and Customers

• Understanding the Dairy Industry’s Role in Social Responsibility

• Deep Dive into the Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Certification Program

• Have a Hands-On Experience on a Local Dairy Farm

• Be a Trusted Resource to Customers on Issues Related to Dairy Production

EMERGING CUSTOMER ISSUES

Worker Safety and Human Resources

Pain Management• Disbudding

• Polled genetics

Animal Housing• Stocking density

• Facilities

Calf Care• Housing

• Cow-calf separation

Reproductive Hormones

Thank you!

jjonker@nmpf.org