2017 ANNUAL REPORT USRSB 2017 AR_revised.indd 1 3/29/2018 9:11:26 AM

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1 2017 ANNUAL REPORT

2 USRSB MEMBERS REPRESENT: THE USRSB COMMUNITY The USRSB is fueled by dedicated, capable members committed to building upon the strong foundation of U.S. beef production. These individuals include those directly involved in beef production; processing and sales; academic and research industries; and non-profit organizations. Together, the diverse group of individuals and companies work toward the USRSB s mission; to advance, support and communicate continuous improvement in the sustainability of U.S. beef production by educating and engaging the beef value-chain through a collaborative, multi-stakeholder effort. 80% of beef processed of the cattle herd 30% 28% of U.S. consumers BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair: Rickette Collins McDonald s Corporation Chair Elect: Kim Stackhouse-Lawson JBS USA Secretary/Treasurer: Debbie Lyons-Blythe Blythe Family Farms Immediate Past-Chair: John Butler Beef Marketing Group Ben Weinheimer Texas Cattle Feeders Association Nancy Labbe World Wildlife Fund Meghan Mueseler Cargill Meat Solutions Michelle Calvo-Lorenzo Elanco Animal Health Keith Anderkin Arby s Corporation Chad Ellis Noble Research Institute Jessica Finck Merck Animal Health Steve Wooten Colorado Cattlemen s Association USRSB Annual Report

3 OUR ROLE IN SUSTAINABILITY Today, the USRSB is completing the Sustainability Framework, a complete package of resources and tools for individuals along the beef value chain to voluntarily assess their sustainability efforts. But the work doesn t stop here education, training, outreach, pilot projects, and research that advance, support, and communicate continuous improvement are among the future work of the Roundtable. All efforts are member-driven with guidance from the Board of Directors, the Indicator and Goals for Progress Working Group, and the Engagement Measurement and Progress Working Group. While the USRSB will not engage in business-to-business ventures, the tools developed are encouraged to be used in programs that verify sustainable beef systems. USRSB SUSTAINABILITY ASSURANCEFRAMEWORK INDICATORS FOR BEEF VALUE CHAIN Animal Health & Well-Being; Efficiency & Yield; Water Resources; Land Resources; Air & Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Employee Safety & Well-Being SEGMENT SPECIFIC METRICS Developed for each indicator: Producers, Packers & Processors, and Retail & Food Service with Allied Industry and Civil Society Input at every segment SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT GUIDES Self-assessments / Tools / Resources EDUCATION, TRAINING & OUTREACH Throughout the Beef Value Chain EXTERNAL PROJECTS Pilot Projects / Research IMPLEMENTED BY BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS SUPPLY CHAINS SECOND-PARTY CERTIFICATION THIRD-PARTY VERIFICATION [ INDICATOR WORKING GROUP ] [ ENGAGEMENT, MEASUREMENT & PROGRESS WORKING GROUP ] USRSB TO DEVELOP, OWN & PROMOTE USE 3

4 USRSB SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK Retail & High Priority Indicators Packer & Processor Foodservice ANIMAL HEALTH & WELL-BEING EFFICIENCY & YIELD Feedyard CORN GRASSES/ HAY MOLASSES SOYBEAN MEAL WHEAT HIGH PRIORITY INDICATORS High priority indicators provide the foundation of the USRSB Sustainability Framework, highlighting the most important areas to the beef value chain. WATER RESOURCES LAND RESOURCES AIR & GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS EMPLOYEE SAFETY & WELL-BEING Auction Market Cow-Calf Sustainability Assessment Guides Metrics METRICS Custom metrics allow each segment of the beef supply chain the ability to measure progress within their business or operation. SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT GUIDES Sustainability Assessment Guides outline the purpose and approach individuals or businesses can take to improve upon the six high priority indicators USRSB Annual Report

5 A VISION FOR THE FUTURE Throughout 2017, the USRSB solidified the Sustainability Metrics, collecting nearly 650 comments. To continue progress, the USRSB held five in-person meetings that steered the development of USRSB Sustainability Assessment Guides. Members came to the table to successfully produce the next step in the USRSB Sustainability Framework through collaboration and reflection, finalizing the complete package of resources and preparing them for public comment. Currently, the USRSB is facilitating public comment on its complete package of resources; USRSB High-Priority Indicators, Metrics, and Sustainability Assessment Guides. Comments will provide insight from outside the USRSB membership, informing the membership as they refine the final product. This is the first step in preparing for adoption of the USRSB Sustainability Framework. Moving forward, the USRSB will build on these resources to develop tools for producers, packers, processors and retailers to voluntarily assess the sustainability of their operations. Communication will continue to strengthen and extend the Roundtable s work, raising awareness about beef sustainability both inside and outside the beef community. Outreach will leverage the USRSB Sustainability Framework, illustrating the opportunities to better meet personal sustainability goals using the self-assessment tools. Likewise, the USRSB Sustainability Framework provides an opportunity to connect consumers to individuals in the beef community, a gap the USRSB hopes to help close in the coming years. Growing membership will also be a focus in the next year. With a growing number of businesses and operations interested in joining the beef sustainability conversation, the USRSB will work to ensure everyone with a shared mission of improving the sustainability of the beef value chain has a seat at the table. Increased membership fuels financial strength, expanding the possibilities and reach of the USRSB. Finally, the Roundtable recognizes the need to reevaluate the USRSB Sustainability Framework to ensure it always meets the needs of the beef community. Looking ahead, the membership will develop a timeline and process to review its work. The USRSB s ultimate vision for the future is to ensure the U.S. beef value chain remains the trusted global leader in environmentally sound, socially responsible, and economically viable beef The Roundtable s vision for the future is driven by its strategic plan, comprised of four key strategies: BUILDING AWARENESS ENCOURAGING KNOWLEDGE AND GROWTH DEMONSTRATING PROGRESS ENSURING ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS 5

6 85% OF MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN WORKING GROUPS THAT HELP GUIDE THE EFFORTS OF THE ROUNDTABLE. OF MEMBERS WERE SATISFIED WITH THE WORK OF THE USRSB. 80% USRSB members desire to see communication efforts targeted to stakeholders in the beef community and to consumers. USRSB members most utilize the Roundtable s definition for beef sustainability, the USRSB Indicators, and the USRSB Metrics in their organization. EXPANDING OUR REACH Collaboration is key in sustainability. Ranchers, farmers, businessmen and women, consumers, and key leaders in the sustainability conversation have a platform to come together through USRSB. By recognizing common goals, the USRSB and allied initiatives can collectively engage in a transparent way and work toward continuous improvement. ACROSS THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY. Joining with other leading sustainability organizations, USRSB hosted the 2017 Sustainable Agriculture Summit. The Summit convened diverse stakeholders and leading experts from across the food and agricultural supply chain, providing a platform to engage and learn more about key sustainability challenges and opportunities. ON THE GROUND. The USRSB connected with cattlemen and women from across the country at the 2018 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Tradeshow. With over 1,500 visitors to the booth, the tradeshow provided an opportunity to share the progress and exciting work of the USRSB. WITH ALLIED INITIATIVES. The USRSB has partnered with Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, a like-minded initiative aimed at defining sustainable production for feed commodities, such as those utilized in beef production. Together, the organizations can identify areas of engagement and explore potential pilot projects through a unified approach. THROUGH PROOF OF CONCEPT. The USRSB announced their support of the Integrity Beef Sustainability Pilot project that will incorporate the USRSB Sustainability Framework throughout the full beef value chain. The Integrity Beef Sustainability Pilot is led by USRSB members: The Noble Research Institute, the Integrity Beef Alliance, the Beef Marketing Group, Tyson Foods, Golden State Foods and McDonald s Corporation. Additionally, USRSB supports efforts of the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture in using the USRSB Sustainability Framework to enhance its Master Beef Producer program and take the USRSB sustainability framework to the cow-calf community. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS USRSB STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES Dues and Registration $435, ,242 Other Revenues $10,000 - Expenses $373,854 $416,980 Beginning of Year Reserves $135,089 $206,727 End of Year Reserves $206,727 $241, USRSB Annual Report

7 USRSB MEMBERSHIP Alabama Cattlemen s Association Alltech Inc. American Feed Industry Association American Foods Group LLC Arby s Restaurant Group Inc. Babacomari Ranch Beatty Canyon Ranch Inc. Beef Cattle Institute, Kansas State University Beef Improvement Federation Beef Marketing Group Blythe Family Farms LLC Brackett Ranches LP Cactus Feeders Inc. California Cattlemen s Association Carbon Nation Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation Cattle Empire LLC Certified Angus Beef Champion Feeders LLC Colorado Cattlemen s Association Colorado Livestock Association Colorado State University - Department of Animal Sciences Costco Wholesale Corporation CRI Feeders of Guymon LLC Culver Franchising System Inc. Dairy Quality Center Darden Inc. Dawn Custom Cattle Feeders Diamond B Feedyard LLC Dow AgroSciences LLC Ducks Unlimited Inc. - Great Plains Region Elanco Animal Health Eagle Pass Ranch Farm Credit Services of America Farm Foundation, NFP Florida Cattlemen s Association Friona Industries Global Food Traceability Center Golden State Foods Green Plains Cattle Feeders Hart Ranch/Hart Cattle LLC Hitch Enterprises Hy-Plains Feedyard LLC International Genetic Solutions Iowa Beef Center, Iowa State University Iowa Cattlemen s Association JBS USA Kansas Livestock Association K-COE ISOM Keeling Cattle Feeders Kentucky Cattlemen s Association Keystone Foods King Ranch Inc. King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management Llano Partners Ltd. Livestock Marketing Association Lopez Foods Luckey Custom Feedlot Inc. Mc6 Cattle Feeders Inc. McDonald s Corporation Merck Animal Health Micro Technologies, an MWI Company National Beef Packing Co. LLC National Cattlemen s Beef Association National Council of Farmer Cooperatives National Livestock Producers Association Nebraska Cattlemen s Association Nestlé Group Net Lease NSF International Noble Research Institute North American Meat Institute Ohio Cattlemen s Association Oklahoma Cattlemen s Association OSI Group LLC Phileo Animal Care Professional Dairy Producers Public Lands Council Quien Sabe Feeders Scott Anderson Seminole Tribe of Florida Inc. Simplot Land & Livestock Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable Taco Bell Tejas Feeders Ltd. Texas A&M AgriLife Research Texas A&M University Department of Animal Science Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Texas Beef Texas Cattle Feeders Association The National Grazing Lands Coalition The Nature Conservancy The Sustainability Consortium The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture The Wendy s Company Three Rivers Alliance Tyson Foods Inc. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Interest Group Walmart Where Food Comes From Inc. World Wildlife Fund Zoetis 7

8 VISION The U.S. beef value chain is the trusted global leader in environmentally sound, socially responsible and economically viable beef. MISSION To advance, support and communicate continuous improvement in the sustainability of U.S. beef production by educating and engaging the beef valuechain through a collaborative multi-stakeholder effort. For more information or to become a member of the USRSB, please visit Follow us on USRSB Annual Report