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Introductionandinstructionmanual
TheCanadianDairyProductionSustainabilityAssessmentTool
November2017
AboutDairyFarms+…p.3Quickoverview…p.41. SignupandLoginprocedure…p.62. Howtousethe«LearnandAssess»module…p.10* Learning:theBestManagementPracticesLibrary…p.12* TheSustainabilitySelf-assessmentmodules…p.17
3. Howtousethe«Takeaction»moduletobuildyouractionplan…p.244. Howtousethe«MeasureandBenchmark»moduletoassessyour
environmentalfootprint…p.305. Otherfunctionalities…p.356. Yourhomework…p.38
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* DairyFarms+isaninnovativeandinteractiveonlinetooldevelopedtosupportCanadiandairyfarmersinmeetingtheirsustainabilitygoals.* Throughauser-friendlyinterface,thetoolprovidesself-assessmentquestionnairesandabestmanagementpractices(BMP)librarywithusefulinformationandresources.* Thetoolisfreebutsimpleandfastregistrationisrequiredtoaccessallthefunctions.
www.dairyfarmsplus.ca
AboutDairyFarms+
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QuickoverviewofDairyFarms+
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Summaryoffunctionalities
MEASUREandBENCHMARKyourenvironmentalfootprint2
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LEARNaboutbest
managementspractices(BMPs)andASSESSyourperformance
TAKEACTIONtoimproveyourperformance
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1– SignUpandLoginprocedure
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1–SignUpandlogin
A) Gotohttps://dairyfarmsplus.ca.B) ChooseyourlanguageandprovinceandclickonEnter.
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1–SignUpandlogin
C. Clickon“Signin”(locatedonthetoprightcorner).D. Thefirsttime,youwillneedto“Signup”tocreateyouraccount.
Createapasswordthatisbetween9and32digits,withatleastoneUppercaseletter,lowercaseletter,andatleastonenumber.
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1–SignUpandlogin
E. Completethequestionnaireandclickon“Signup”.ForyournextvisittoDairyFarms+,youwillonlyneedtousethe“Signin”button.
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2–Howtousethe«LearnandAssess»
module
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2-Aboutthe“LearnandAssess”module
LEARNaboutbest
managementspractices(BMPs)andASSESSyourperformance
Usethissectiontolearnaboutbestfarmmanagementpractices(BMPs)andtheirbenefitswithregardstothesekeysustainabilitytopics:• environmentalstewardship(fieldoperationsandon-farm
activities)• farmmanagement• economicperformance• relationswithlocalcommunities• workers’well-being• animalhealthandcare• PAAequivalent(QC)
Youcanalsousetheself-assessmentquestionnairetocompareyourperformance(adoptionrateofBMPs)tothesector’saverageandstartdevelopingyourownactionplan.
Libraryof110BMPs
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2.1UsingtheBMPsLibrary
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2.1–UsingtheBMPsLibrary
A) Clickon“BMPsLibrary”(locatedonthetoprightcorner)
B)Browsethroughthe“BMPsLibrary”andselectyourtopicofinterestbyclickingonit.YoucanalsousethefiltertonarrowdownthelisttorelevantBMPsforyou.
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FilterClickonaBMP
2.1–UsingtheBMPsLibrary
C)EachtimeyouclickonaBMP,youwillseea“factsheet”providingyouwithadetaileddescriptionoftheBMP,thepotentialbenefitsandusefulreferences.Prioritypractices(e.g.themostimportantones)aremarkedwithastar.
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References
Potentialbenefits
2.1–UsingtheBMPsLibrary
E)The“BMPsLibrary”canalsobeaccessedbyclickingonthe“LearnandAssess”button.
F)Chooseoneoftheseven(7)sustainabilitytopicstoaccessarelevantlistofBMPsforatopic.
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1&2)Environmentalstewardship
3)farmmanagement 4)Economicperformance
5)relationswithcommunities 6)worker’swell-being
7)animalhealthandcare
2.1–UsingtheBMPsLibrary
E)Inthisview,theBMPsareregroupedbytopics.Clicktoexpandonanytopic.Again,youcanbrowsethedifferent“factsheets”.TheyprovideyouwithadetaileddescriptionoftheBMP,thepotentialbenefitsandusefulreferences.
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Clicktoexpand
Consultthedifferentfactsheets
2.2Conductyoursustainabilityself-
assessment
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2.2Conductyourself-assessment
A) Clickon“LearnandAssess” B)Chooseoneoftheseven(7)sustainabilitytopicstostartyourself-assessmentonthattopic.Eachself-assessmentshouldtakebetween15-20minutestocomplete.
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1&2)Environmentalstewardship
3)farmmanagement 4)Economicperformance
5)relationswithcommunities 6)worker’swell-being
7)animalhealthandcare
2.2Conductyourself-assessment
C)Clickon“Startyourassessment”
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2.2Conductyourself-assessment
D)Answerthequestionsandpress“Save”tosaveyourprogressorpresstheArrowtoSaveandgotothenextquestion.
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2.2Conductyourself-assessment
E)Continuetoanswerthequestionsuntilallthequestionsinthatsectionhavebeenanswered.Youwillthengettoaresultspage.
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Youroverallscore(e.gBMPadoptionrate)
Provincialandnationalaveragescore D
etailedresults
2.2Conductyourself-assessment
F)Atthisstage,youcanreviewthepracticesundereachofthethemes,anddeterminewhethertheyshouldbeaddedtoyourActionplanornot.
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2.2Conductyourself-assessment
G)Whenyouhavefinishedconsideringpractices,youcanchooseoneofthefollowingoptions:
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1)Ifyouselect“Gotoactionplan”youwillbedirectedtothe“Takeaction”moduleofDairyFarms+(seeSection3ofthisInstructionmanual)
2)Ifyouselect“Getmyresults(PDF)”,itwillgenerateaPDFdocumentshowingyourself-assessmentresults.Thisisyourpersonalisedscorecardforthissustainabilitytopic.
Youcannowreturntoothercategorieswithin“LearnandAssess”andcompleteotherself-assessmentsaccordingly.
3–Howtousethe«Takeaction»
moduletobuildyouractionplan
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33-Aboutthe
“Takeaction”module
TAKEACTIONtoimproveyourperformance
Usethissectiontocustomizeyouractionplanandprioritizeyourinitiativesbasedonthetool’srecommendationsandyourownpreferences,goalsandexpectedbenefits.
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3–Developyouractionplan
A) Clickon«TakeAction»B) Select«Seeyouractionplan»
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3–Developyouractionplan
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C)Followingyourself-assessment,thetoolwillrecommendBMPsforyourfarm.Theserecommendedactionsareidentifiedwithagreencheckmark.D)Youcanalsomanuallyaddorremovesomeactionsbychecking/uncheckinganyBMP(graybox).
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3–Developyouractionplan
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E)OnceyouarehappywiththelistofBMPs,clickonthe“GenerateMyActionPlan”buttontoobtainaPDFversionthatyoucanedit,saveand/orprint.
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F)Youcaneditthedifferentsectionsofyouractionplan.G)Saveand/orprintyouractionplan.
3–Developyouractionplan
ProposedBMP
Defineyouractions
Timeline Additionalcomments
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4–Howtousethe«MeasureandBenchmark»
moduletoassessyourenvironmentalfootprint
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4-Aboutthe“Measureandbenchmark”module
Usethismoduletomeasureyourenvironmentalfootprintandcompareittotheprovincialandnationalaverages.Byestimatingyourdairyfarm'senvironmentalfootprint,youcanestablishabaselineformonitoringandassessingyoursustainabilityperformancefromyeartoyear.
MEASUREandBENCHMARKyourenvironmentalfootprint
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4– Measureyourenvironmentalfootprint
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A) FromtheHomePage,clickon“MeasureandBenchmark”andthen“AccesstoFootprinter”
4– Measureyourenvironmentalfootprint
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B)Begintoenterinformation,asrequested.Notethatthequestionsatthetopofthepagearerequired.Optionalquestionsatthebottomhelpimprovethecalculation,butdefaultvaluesareincludedifyoudonothavetheinformationtoinputthere.
Save Saveandgotonextquestion
4– Measureyourenvironmentalfootprint
C)Asyouenterinformation,youwillseeyourenvironmentfootprintappearontherightsideofthescreen.
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Selectoneoftheproposedenviron-mentalindicators.
Unitconversion
Yourresult
Nationalandprovincialaverages
Detailedresults
5– Otherfunctionalities
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ScrolldowntothebottomoftheHomepageto:A) Createanewproject.Thiscanbeusedtoassessmultiplessitesorcreate
yearlyassessments.B) LearnmoreaboutthemethodologyandcalculationbehindDairyFarms+.
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5– Otherfunctionalities
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6– Yourhomework!
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6-Yourhomework
A) Gotohttps://dairyfarmsplus.ca.B) SignuporLoginC) ReadafewBMPsD) Completeatleast2self-assessment
questionnaires1) Oneonenvironmentalstewardship2) Oneaboutoneofthefollowingtopics:
• farmmanagement• economicperformance• relationswithlocalcommunities• workers’well-being• animalhealthandcare
E) DevelopyourfirstActionplanF) Measureyourenvironmentalfootprint
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G)CompletetheSatisfactionSurveybyclickingonthefollowinglink:
http://sgiz.mobi/s3/AGECO-DFPLUS
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Acknowledgements
DairyFarms+wasdevelopedbyGroupeAGÉCOwiththefinancialsupportofDairyFarmersofCanada(DFC),AgricultureandAgri-Food
Canada,theCanadianDairyNetworkandtheCanadianDairyCommissionundertheDairyResearchClusterInitiative.
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