Cargill and CCIA agreement provide options for CRSB participation by producer

Cargill is excited to announce that – starting now – Canadian beef producers audited to the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef(CRSB)’s Certified Sustainable Beef Framework will have more than one way to report cattle movements through their certified operations

This multiple framework means more opportunity for cattle to ultimately get recognized as being sustainably sourced while earning credit payments from Cargill and their customers. The intent is to create more options for beef operations who want to get involved, so that individual producers can participate in the manner that works best for them.

“In this new arrangement, Cargill will now receive sustainability qualification status directly from CCIA for all processed ear tags of age-verified cattle“

 

 

Note from Cargill’s Erin Murray to CRSB’s membership: 

“Specifically, Cargill and the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) have entered into a service agreement that will enable all ear tag movements recorded in CCIA’s Canadian Livestock Tracking System (CLTS) database to be recognized when confirming eligibility of cattle harvested at either of Cargill’s two Canadian abattoirs, irrespective of how that data was entered into the CLTS database. This includes ear tag movement data entered for registered TrustBIX members, meaning no change is required from existing qualified producers.

“In this new arrangement, Cargill will now receive sustainability qualification status directly from CCIA for all processed ear tags of age-verified cattle (with the specific movement data used to determine this status remaining confidential). TrustBIX will continue to work with Cargill and our sustainability program partners, transitioning its focus towards driving new efficiencies and innovation in support of Cargill’s commitments to long term sustainable sourcing of Canadian beef. Again, TrustBIX will also continue to assist producers with their data management where desired, in close partnership with Cargill, CCIA, VBP+ and Ontario Corn Fed Beef (OCFB) Quality Assurance Program.”

Producers with questions can reach out to their Cargill cattle buyer, their VBP+ coordinator or directly to VBP+ Inc., OCFB, CCIA or TrustBIX for more information.