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OVERVIEW

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4 BROTHERS Clay,Dave,KenandMikeMcCarty

5 DAIRY FARMSRexford,BirdCity&ScottCity,KS;BeaverCityNE;Celina,OH

200 TEAM MEMBERSFarm,processingplant,office,trucking,etc.

3,200 ACRESCorn,wheat,sorghum,oats,etc

22,000 COWS13,000milking,2,000dry,13,500youngstock1,125,000#milk/dayB

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OUR MISSION

Asafamilyandorganization,westrivetocreatewholesomeproductsinasustainablemanner.Usingbestmanagementpractices,ourfarmworkstoachievetheutmostinanimalwelfare,environmentalstewardship,sustainablecommunities,andthecreationofasafe,rewardingworkenvironment.

SUSTAINABILITY• CoverCrops• No-TillFarming• SoilMoistureProbes• PrecisionIrrigation• BufferStrips• Biodiversity• Wetlands• WaterConservation

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MEASURING IMPACT

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ANIMAL WELFARE• Workwithanimalhealthexperts• Properanimalhandling• Utilizetechnologies

• -CowBrushes• ActivityTrackers• EIDTags

• 24/73rd partyvideomonitoring

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MEASURING ANIMAL WELFARE IMPACT

Milkproduction:Producing30-35%moremilkthannationalaverage

3rd partycertifications:ValidusAnimalWelfareFARMProgram

PEOPLE• About200employees• Benefitspackages

• Paidlivingwages• 401kpackages• Health/Life insurance

• On-boardingtrainingsandprocedures

• Opendoorpolicy• WorkerCarecertified

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3RD PARTY CERTIFICATIONS

• Over29milliongallonsofrawmilkisprocessedfromthefourMcCartydairyfarms• 2.3milliongallonsofpasteurizedheavycreammadeintobutter• 6.7milliongallonsofcondensedskimmilkwhichfillDanoneyogurtplants

MCCARTY FAMILY FARMSPROCESSING PLANT

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT• 20.7milliongallonsofwaterfromthecondensingplantforreuseontheRexfordfarm• 75%moretrucksofftheroad

CHALLENGES

• Figuringoutthe“craft”productforDanone• Makingtherelationshipwork• Transitionfromproductiontoprocessing• Staffing/generallogistics

• Partnershipbetweentwo4th generationfarmfamilies• LocatedinCelina,Ohio(20milesfromDanone,MinsterPlant)• State-of-the-art-facilitiesbuiltforsustainabilityandcowcomfort• DairyLearningCenteronsiteMCCARTY-VANTILBURG

PARTNERSHIP, LLC

MVP DAIRY, LLC• 6,6-Rowtunnel-ventilatedfreestall barns• Builton2%slopetoutilize flushsystem/sandlane• Manureseparator• 80stallrotaryparlor• 96lbs perdaymilkproduction• Non-GMOProjectverified

ChallengesofCreatingMVP,LLC

• Permitprocess• Labor/staffing• Goalof0-fullinthreeweekstimes• LogisticsofcreatingdairyoutofState• Firstpartnershipofanykind• Danoneperceptioninthelocalagcommunity

THE DAIRY LEARNING CENTERAT MVP DAIRY, LLC

SHARE MILK’S STORY FROM SOIL…

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ANY QUESTIONS?• FindusonlineatMcCartyFamilyfarms.comorMVPDairyLLC.com• Orfollowuson• Oremailmeatdmccarty@mccartyfamilyfarms.com

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