VBP+ website gets an upgrade
The website for the Verified Beef Production Plus (VBP+) program is now quicker and easier to navigate, hosts a fully integrated on-line training course, and comes with new display and filter tools to find VBP+ Registered beef cattle operations across Canada.
Located at verifiedbeefproductionplus.ca or verifiedbeef.ca, the site launched in March 2017 as the national face for the new and enhanced VBP+ program.
From the start, a lot of information packed the website, a necessity to create a one-stop resource for all the information producers, consumers, retailers and others needed to learn about, and get signed up with, VBP+.
The site is built on a responsive design platform, meaning it is easily viewed on various screen sizes, however as more material populated the pages user feedback noted difficulty to quickly find specific documents, articles, videos and other copy.
With the update, specific pages, where the most information is housed, now feature a tab format making it faster and easier for site visitors to get to the information they seek.
The VBP+ on-line training course is now fully integrated with the website - and it's a speedy process to register for and take the training online when it's convenient for the producer.
Trainees can also stop the course and finish it later if they get sidetracked.
VBP+ training is also offered at workshops around the country if producers prefer an 'in-person' learning experience. Contact your provincial VBP+ coordinator to find out if there's a workshop near you at: verifiedbeefproductionplus.ca/contact-us.cfm
The VBP+ website now contains a national listing of all VBP+ Registered beef cattle operations. A Google map tool, which can be filtered by province, has been added showing the geographical location of VBP+ Registered operations across the country.
The listing can be searched by name, province, town, and postal code with an additional filter for operation type (cow-calf, backgrounder, feedlot) to be added in the near future.
Check out the latest upgrades to the website on your smartphone, tablet or laptop. We're eager to hear what you think, just click on the 'Questions? Give us a shout' button on the top of the home page and let us know.
The Beef Cattle Research Council operates VBP+. Funds to develop and deliver VBP+ come from the Canadian Beef Cattle Check-Off and, formerly, the AgriMarketing Program under Growing Forward 2 – a federal, provincial, territorial initiative.