Today I spent my morning with an auditor from the packing facility which purchases our pork. The purpose of the audit is to ensure high quality and consistent pork products. We are part of a USDA Process Verified Program, which was initiated back in 1999. The program provides “Farm-to-Table” assurance for our pork.
The foundation of the Process Verififed Program is to ensure pigs are traceable to source farms in the Untied States. This means we have a trail of paperwork for every animal we sell. We trace each pig back to the sow that gives birth to it. Management on our farm is PQA (Pork Quality Assurance) certified to reduce risk of food borne residues. Our pigs are humanely handled, from farm to plant.
We do this because we know we provide great care for our animals and that we deliver a safe product to our consumer, and we want to have this information communicated to our consumers. By having good communication with the packing facility, and by being a part of this program, we can prove to our consumers that we know where and how their food was produced. This builds trust with our consumers.