Dairy/Beef Producers Receive BQA Awards
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Suggested Lead: Two producers were recently honored with the national Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) award, created to recognize outstanding beef and dairy producers from across the country who incorporate BQA principles as part of the day-to-day activities on their operations. The winners were selected based upon their commitment to beef quality assurance while operating sustainable cattle operations. The first winner we caught up with is Jim Docheff (doe cheff), who milks 600 cows, Diamond D Dairy from Longmont, Colo., who explains what their operation has done in terms of BQA…tape.
Jim also added that one of the policies they have embraced is an open door invitation to anyone who would like to come and see the day-to-day operations on the dairy. This open door policy allows a transparency to the public and improved perception of the dairy industry as a whole. They exude pride in their family, the dairy, animal care practices, and the resulting milk and meat products.
We also spoke with Anne Burkholder, Will Feed Inc. feedyard owner from Cozad, Neb...tape.
Anne also added that she has monthly crew meetings to discuss their Treatment Protocol Book and other BQA issues and believes that everyone in the beef industry plays a role in BQA so that a calf is handed by BQA educated stockman from the moment he touches the ground to the time that he is harvested.
To learn more about the beef quality assurance program, visit www dot bqa dot org (www.bqa.org), www dot dbqa dot org (www.dbqa.org) or www dot my beef checkoff dot com (www.MyBeefCheckoff.com).
The Beef Checkoff Program was established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill. The checkoff assesses $1 per head on the sale of live domestic and imported cattle, in addition to a comparable assessment on imported beef and beef products. States retain up to 50 cents on the dollar and forward the other 50 cents per head to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board, which administers the national checkoff program, subject to USDA approval.
Funded by the Beef Checkoff.
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