The veterinary feed directive (VFD) takes effect January 1, 2017. Owners of smaller livestock operations, or those who keep food animals as pets, may not have established relationships with veterinarians. Farm Foundation, NFP and the Animal Health Institute have partnered to develop a point-of-sale tool that retailers can use to help customers understand the VFD. It is available immediately here at no charge.
Source: AgriMarketing, November 10, 2016.
The informational card is designed to alert producers to the changes and direct them to www.farmfoundation.org/CFDrules that offers resources from a variety of sources.
INSIGHTS: The sales tool can be found at the website above. The site contains multiple resources from university, government and industry. Printed copies, if needed, are available by emailing Mary Thompson at the Farm Foundation at mary@farmfoundation.org.