What is meant by producing
milk, dairy beef, dairy heifers, etc., in a—“responsible
manner”?
Answer:
Consumers via laws, lawsuits, hearings, regulations,
petitions, media, and word of mouth are demanding a “voice” in how
milk producers run their dairies.
This “voice” is saying bluntly, “I will not
buy or allow you to sell your dairy products or expand production if
you—”
• mistreat your animals
• endanger your hired or family labor
• pollute the environment
• sell milk or dairy beef that is not
safe
• mismanage pathogens
Okay, we hear you! Very few milk producers would even dream of
doing these things! But how is the consumer to know of your clients’
responsible management?
That is where the
FIVE-STARSM Dairy Quality Assurance Program comes
in. As a Certified Professional Consultant, you verify for the Milk & Dairy Beef Quality Assurance Center
that a producer is being responsible.