Why Should All Livestock Producers Become Certified?

Join the more than 90 livestock producers from across Indiana who publicly demonstrate their commitment to animal care, environmental stewardship, food safety, biosecurity, emergency planning and community relations by becoming a Certified Livestock Producer.

Why should all livestock producers become certified?

Consumer confidence is important to ALL producers

The average American is three to four generations removed from the farm and less than two percent are involved in agriculture. With fewer and fewer people involved in agriculture each year, consumers are becoming more and more interested in learning where their food comes from and how it is produced. They want to know that farmers care about their animals, the environment and about producing wholesome, safe food for consumers.

Incentives

In addition to improving consumer confidence in modern agriculture, the Certified Livestock Producer Program provides the following for certified producers:

 5% discount on Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance farm policies  $50 reimbursement from MWI Veterinary Supply for the veterinarian trip charge associated with the biosecurity section  5% discount on Townsends Sales Livestock Equipment  10% discount on Cherry Brother Designs Farm Source Systems (Farm emergency plans)  Various discounts on Cowco Inc. livestock equipment and custom signs

Exclusive benefits for certified producers

Certified producers also receive a Certified Livestock Producer sign for their farm, use of the official logo on marketing materials, a subscription to the exclusive semi-annual CLPP Connector newsletter for certified producers, an invitation to the Certified Livestock Producer luncheon at the Indiana State Fair, opportunities to participate in various events to inform consumers about modern agriculture and farm practices, and more.

To Join For more information on the certification process, please contact Livestock Program Manager Kimmi Devaney at [email protected] or 317.450.3570. Applications are due to Kimmi Devaney by May 30, 2014.

We look forward to working with you to improve Indiana agriculture!