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New Requirements Coming Soon....
Indiana Packers Corporation will have the following requirements:
- All pork producers delivering hogs to Indiana Packers will need to be PQA Plus certified by June 30, 2010; and
- PQA Plus Site Assessment status by December 31, 2010.
The PQA Plus program focuses on two main components in pork production - food safety and animal well-being. The Program was developed to provide information to producers and educate them regarding on-farm Good Production Practices (GPPs) for the promotion of pork safety and pig well-being.
Preparing for a PQA Plus® Site Assessment
After completing these three key steps, contact a PQA Plus advisor, who can be found through pork.org, to schedule your site assessment:
- Achieve Certification. Attain individual PQA Plus certification if you have not yet done so. To find a PQA Plus Advisor to start the certification process, call (800) 456-7675, or visit pork.org and search "Locate a PQA Plus Advisor." Your advisor will most likely be a veterinarian, Extension specialist or agriculture educator.
- Obtain a Premises Identification Number (PIN). You must have a PIN for your pork production operation in order to have your site assessed. For more information, call (800) 456-7675.
- Order a Free Brochure and DVD. The Pork Checkoff has developed a new brochure and 13-minute DVD entitled "Preparing for a Pork Quality Assurance Plus® Site Assessment." The items are available at no charge from the Pork Checkoff's Service Center at (800) 456-7675.
Elanco Hog-Handling Update
Below please find the latest Hog-Handling Update issue just click on the link to view the entire Newsletter.
Hog Handling Update - Issue 17 - December 2011
Hog Handling Update - Issue 16 - October 2011
Hog Handling Update - Summer Issue 2011