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DAVE MCCARTYMcCartyFamilyFarmsMVPDairy
OVERVIEW
SnapshotofMcCartyFamilyFarmsDiscussBestPracticesShareaboutourDairyProcessingPlantGiveyoualookintoMVPdairyandtheDairyLearningCenter
4 BROTHERS Clay,Dave,KenandMikeMcCarty
5 DAIRY FARMSRexford,BirdCity&ScottCity,KS;BeaverCityNE;Celina,OH
200 TEAM MEMBERSFarm,processingplant,office,trucking,etc.
3,200 ACRESCorn,wheat,sorghum,oats,etc
22,000 COWS13,000milking,2,000dry,13,500youngstock1,125,000#milk/dayB
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OUR MISSION
Asafamilyandorganization,westrivetocreatewholesomeproductsinasustainablemanner.Usingbestmanagementpractices,ourfarmworkstoachievetheutmostinanimalwelfare,environmentalstewardship,sustainablecommunities,andthecreationofasafe,rewardingworkenvironment.
SUSTAINABILITY• CoverCrops• No-TillFarming• SoilMoistureProbes• PrecisionIrrigation• BufferStrips• Biodiversity• Wetlands• WaterConservation
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MEASURING IMPACT
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ANIMAL WELFARE• Workwithanimalhealthexperts• Properanimalhandling• Utilizetechnologies
• -CowBrushes• ActivityTrackers• EIDTags
• 24/73rd partyvideomonitoring
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MEASURING ANIMAL WELFARE IMPACT
Milkproduction:Producing30-35%moremilkthannationalaverage
3rd partycertifications:ValidusAnimalWelfareFARMProgram
PEOPLE• About200employees• Benefitspackages
• Paidlivingwages• 401kpackages• Health/Life insurance
• On-boardingtrainingsandprocedures
• Opendoorpolicy• WorkerCarecertified
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3RD PARTY CERTIFICATIONS
• Over29milliongallonsofrawmilkisprocessedfromthefourMcCartydairyfarms• 2.3milliongallonsofpasteurizedheavycreammadeintobutter• 6.7milliongallonsofcondensedskimmilkwhichfillDanoneyogurtplants
MCCARTY FAMILY FARMSPROCESSING PLANT
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT• 20.7milliongallonsofwaterfromthecondensingplantforreuseontheRexfordfarm• 75%moretrucksofftheroad
CHALLENGES
• Figuringoutthe“craft”productforDanone• Makingtherelationshipwork• Transitionfromproductiontoprocessing• Staffing/generallogistics
• Partnershipbetweentwo4th generationfarmfamilies• LocatedinCelina,Ohio(20milesfromDanone,MinsterPlant)• State-of-the-art-facilitiesbuiltforsustainabilityandcowcomfort• DairyLearningCenteronsiteMCCARTY-VANTILBURG
PARTNERSHIP, LLC
MVP DAIRY, LLC• 6,6-Rowtunnel-ventilatedfreestall barns• Builton2%slopetoutilize flushsystem/sandlane• Manureseparator• 80stallrotaryparlor• 96lbs perdaymilkproduction• Non-GMOProjectverified
ChallengesofCreatingMVP,LLC
• Permitprocess• Labor/staffing• Goalof0-fullinthreeweekstimes• LogisticsofcreatingdairyoutofState• Firstpartnershipofanykind• Danoneperceptioninthelocalagcommunity
THE DAIRY LEARNING CENTERAT MVP DAIRY, LLC
SHARE MILK’S STORY FROM SOIL…
TO COW…
...TO YOGURT CUP
ANY QUESTIONS?• FindusonlineatMcCartyFamilyfarms.comorMVPDairyLLC.com• Orfollowuson• [email protected]
THANK YOU