Prep Guide Helps Farmers and Evaluators Navigate Updates
The National Dairy FARM Program has launched its Environmental Stewardship Version 3 Prep Guide, offering dairy farmers and evaluators essential information to prepare for the new assessment model.
This updated Prep Guide outlines how to collect and input data, tips for accurate evaluation completion, and expectations under the new program version. It supports preparation and confidence before evaluations take place.
Training is a core part of the rollout. An optional advanced manure-module session was held on May 28, focusing on how manure management practices can influence evaluation outcomes and environmental footprint calculations.
Each advanced session is crafted for evaluators wanting to expand their understanding of Version 3. These sessions teach how different data inputs affect environmental scores and how evaluators can run improvement scenarios with producers.