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| Dairy Cares outreach and education classes begin this month |
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This month, Dairy Cares coalition members announced the launch of a statewide program to promote and verify responsible animal care on the state’s 1,750 family dairy farms. The National Dairy FARM (Farmers Assuring Responsible Management) Program is designed to assist dairy families in demonstrating their ethical treatment of dairy livestock animals. With animal care best practices in place, Dairy Cares coalition members are now moving forward with initial outreach and education classes. Because this is a new effort in California, the coalition recognized the need for additional support and assistance for dairy families, and requested that CDQAP provide free classes to help dairy farmers understand and prepare to take part in the FARM program. CDQAP classes offered in April Two workshops, presented in multiple locations throughout the state, will help dairy families transition into the FARM program. Workshop I is slated for the last two weeks in April, with Workshop II scheduled for the first two weeks of May. Dairy families should keep an eye on their mailboxes for more information about the upcoming classes. In conjunction with National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), which is administering the program at the national level, Dairy Cares conducted a test of the on-farm evaluation on two California dairies earlier this month. This walk-through provided a firsthand look at what dairy farmers can expect during their initial on-farm evaluation. Riverdale dairyman Jamie Bledsoe volunteered to be the first California dairy farmer to have his farm evaluated under the Dairy FARM guidelines. Dr. Jim Reynolds, a veterinarian and faculty at the UC Davis Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center in Tulare, conducted the evaluation. “Dairy FARM is a critical step in maintaining and building trust with our consumers,” Bledsoe said. “I believe in the value of the program, and wanted to see for myself how an evaluation would work on my open-lot dairy. Overall, the process was a good experience and achieved the number one goal of the program – to get an accurate picture of the care we provide our animals, so our customers can be assured we’re committed to high standards.” —From Dairy Cares news release
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