Mr. Charles Ahlem - Industry Perspectives on FMD Preparedness: Why Invest Now?
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Industry Perspectives on FMD Preparedness: Why Invest Now? - Mr. Charles Ahlem, Co-founding Owner, Hilmar Cheese, from the 2013 NIAA Merging Values and Technology conference, April 15-17, 2013, Louisville, KY, USA. More presentations at http://www.trufflemedia.com/agmedia/conference/2013-niaa-merging-values-and-technology
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Mr. Charles Ahlem - Industry Perspectives on FMD Preparedness: Why Invest Now?
- 1. Charles Ahlem Charles Ahlem Ranches Founding Owner Hilmar Cheese Company Industry Perspective on HMD Preparedness: Why Invest Now?
- 4. Who is Hilmar Cheese Company?
- 5. Hilmar Two Production Facilities Chicago Dallas Dalhart Los Angeles Washington DC New York City San Francisco Seattle Denver Atlanta Miami Houston Hilmar
- 6. Processing Facilities Hilmar, California • 3 cheese plants • 2 protein plants • 2 lactose plants • Water Recycled Dalhart, Texas • 2 cheese plants • 2 protein plants • 1 permeate plant • Water Recycled
- 7. • 240 family farms • 57% High Solids Jersey & Mixed-Breed Jersey milk Milk Supply
- 8. What do we make?
- 9. Cheese Production 640 lb. (300 Kg) Blocks - Domestic 42 lb (20 Kg) Blocks – Domestic & Export
- 10. Uses of Whey Protein Protein Bars Beverages Yogurt Supplements
- 11. Uses of Lactose Infant Formula & Milk Powders Food, Spices & Confectionery
- 13. HOOF & Mouth Disease • “Foot and mouth” confused with human “hand, foot and mouth” • Only affects cloven-hoof animals • Industry must change the name – Reduce public confusion between diseases – Focus that it is an animal only disease – Name tells consumers “I won’t get it, I don’t have a hoof
- 14. Charles Ahlem Ranch • Policy on our farms, chain of command • Site security – limited access • Capacity to handle milk on the dairies • Emergency protocol - ability to contact all employees at home or at work • All animals electronically identified • Would like to know if county would allow roads to be controlled in emergency
- 15. HMD Risk and Strategy • Less likely to happen, major impact when it happens • Focused Strategy – On-farm containment – Producer awareness – Producer actions – Hauler actions
- 16. HMD Preparedness Actions • Communication System to immediately contact all producers and employees (One Call Now) – web based, sends VM, text and email. Tested annually, other uses. • Biosecurity pre-planning so milk movement will more likely be permitted, other uses. • HMD risk communication workshops, other uses • Support for bulk tank sampling studies • Developing a focused plan to work with haulers • Involved in state, federal, and university Secure Milk Supply project – volunteered as pilot facility to write plan.
- 17. Why Invest Now? • Long-term business implications – Impact on milk supply – Consumer confidence • Prepared for HMD, means we are ready for anything We must be ready to quickly contain and educate consumers.
- 18. What does industry expect from government? • Strong communication between agencies and industry • Government to quickly conduct testing • Timely actions • Government to grant companies with a Secure Milk Supply Plan access to move milk before others
- 19. HMD Vaccination • Safety aspects clarified • Public concern • Export access • Unified messages
- 20. We must all work together
Editor's Notes
- THANK YOU for the opportunity to provide the perspective of a west coast dairy farmer.
- Our family dairy business is based in central California and we now also have a dairy in Texas.
- My son is now a partner in our family business . We are proud to employ and support more than 80 families, with our longest employee with us for more than 40 years.
- A privately held corporation, established in 1984, owned by 11 local Jersey dairy families Texas and California facilities – more than 1,200 employees on two sites Hybrid – unconventionally organized Values-Driven/Unique Culture Our Hilmar site is the largest integrated cheese and whey products operation on a single site in the world Grown 20% per year for the first 20 years Dalhart facility opened in September 2007 Dairy Food Magazine’s Exporter of the Year - 2009 05/07/13 01:52
- In California, we: Purchase and process 11% (2.1 billion liters/2.1 million MT/4.7 billion pounds) of California’s milk volume each year Process more than 5.7 million liters/5700 MT (12.5 million pounds) of milk every day Purchase milk from more than 200 dairymen located primarily in Central California. Most within 64 km (40 miles) of our plant. Produce Natural American Cheeses, WPC, WPI, WPH, and Lactose In Texas, we: Purchase and process more than 1.1 billion liters/1.1 million MT (2.5 billion pounds) of milk in the Southwest (Texas, New Mexico and Kansas) each year Process more than 3.4 million liters/3400 MT (7.5 million pounds) of milk every day Purchase milk from more than 30 dairymen within a 258 km (160 miles) radius to our plant Produce Natural Cheddar and other American Cheeses, WPC and WPI
- Currently operate the largest single-site cheese operation in the world Produce 18.5% of the Cheddar and Jack cheese in the U.S. (2.3 million lbs per day) Cheese is non-branded Manufacture process cheese products for retail & foodservice markets Shreds Natural Cheese for retail and foodservice Pack exact and random weight chunks, sliced and cubed products for many store brands Use Natural Cheese as an ingredient in refrigerated and frozen entrees Cheese varieties include: Mild Cheddar – Colored and White, Aging Cheddar – Vintage Medium and Sharp, Chipotle Cheddar, Colby, Monterey Jack, Colby-Jack, Jalapeño Pepper Jack, Habanera Pepper Jack, Stirred Curd LMPS Mozzarella, Alternate Make Muenster, Queso Asadero, Queso Quesadilla, Asiago, Provolone, Reduced-fat Cheeses, and Reduced-sodium Cheeses Hilmar Ingredients business based on high value whey based products Produce 175 million lbs per year of whey ingredients sold throughout the world 05/07/13 01:52
- Hilmar Ingredients business based on high value whey based products — Much more global — 175 million lbs per year Dairy Foods Magazine ― 2009 Exporter of the Year 05/07/13 01:52