Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Certification Now Offered Online

Have you ever heard of BQA or Beef Quality Assurance. Well if you haven’t BQA is part of the the Texas Beef Quality Producer Program (TBQP) and is designed to promote good management practices for cattle producers in an effort to strengthen consumer confidence in beef as a wholesome food product. The TBQP management strategies "prevent" problems related to quality and safety from ever occurring - rather than correcting them. The main focus of the program is food safety. Eliminating residues, blemishes and foreign objects is critical to maintaining consumer confidence and acceptance of beef as the protein of choice in their diet. Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) is a national effort with 47 states involved. It has now become easier than ever to get BQA certification. Now training is available online at http://www.bqaonline.org/
Producers an go thru this in-home training at their own pace and receive essentially the same information as presented in Level I classroom training. This online course also acts as a great refresher or as a tool to educate new ranch employees. Check it out and improve your beef operation today.