L.SFP.1014 - Environmental Credentials of Grassfed Beef Platform Webinar- Pilot testing

Summary

The Environmental Credentials for Grassfed Beef platform provides an accessible, low-cost way for producers to demonstrate their on farm sustainable practices to end users in the supply chain i.e. processors, banks, retailers. This was developed in response to the continued demand for evidence of sustainable practices throughout the supply chain.

The platform utilises the MLA Carbon Calculator, the Cibo Labs platform, self-assessment checklists and learning modules to cover the five key theme areas: ground cover, tree cover, drought resilience, biodiversity and carbon storage. The platform allows the users to progress through these learnings in a tiered system to assess sustainability over time and meet the producer where they are in their sustainability journey.

Objectives

To provide a platform at a low/no cost to producers that allows them to share their sustainable practices on-farm with end users in the supply chain.

Benefits to industry

Allows for the easy sharing of sustainable practices, reporting and the continued learning of best practice.

MLA action

MLA is now using the launch of the platform as a way to plan for V2 improvements.

Future research

Learning modules will need to continue to be updated as new information comes out. Additional modules will also need to be added to encourage continued learning. Other platform and technology integration will also be needed to keep the platform relevant.