As currently planned, the forming stages for this two-year pilot project are beginning in Fall 2020, with initiation of the program in participating states in the late spring of 2021.
Fall 2020: Forming Stages
Identify potentially interested participants
States, packers (slaughter facilities), & producers who want their interests represented in the initial US SHIP House of Delegates.
Technical committees create draft version of the Program Standards Documents
Q1 2021: Finalize version 1 of program standards documents and initial participating states
US SHIP House of Delegates – representatives from states expressing interest convene to determine version 1.0 of US SHIP Program Standards Documents by majority vote.
Confirm the states to participate in this pilot program.
Establish US SHIP Official State Agencies in each participating state.
Q2 2021: Initiate ASF-CSF Monitored Certification Program among participants
Initiate program participant (slaughter facilities & producers) sign-up
At the conclusion of this pilot program, systems ongoing could cease, be continued temporarily, or be rolled into a more formal and ongoing platform for safeguarding, certifying, and bettering the health of US swine and the competitiveness of the US pork industry in the domestic and global marketplace.
As currently planned, the forming stages for this two-year pilot project are beginning in Fall 2020, with initiation of the program in participating states in the late spring of 2021.
Fall 2020: Forming Stages
Identify potentially interested participants
States, packers (slaughter facilities), & producers who want their interests represented in the initial US SHIP House of Delegates.
Technical committees create draft version of the Program Standards Documents
Q1 2021: Finalize version 1 of program standards documents and initial participating states
US SHIP House of Delegates – representatives from states expressing interest convene to determine version 1.0 of US SHIP Program Standards Documents by majority vote.
Confirm the states to participate in this pilot program.
Establish US SHIP Official State Agencies in each participating state.
Q2 2021 = Initiate ASF-CSF Monitored Certification Program among participants
Initiate program participant (slaughter facilities & producers) sign-up
At the conclusion of this pilot program, systems ongoing could cease, be continued temporarily, or be rolled into a more formal and ongoing platform for safeguarding, certifying, and bettering the health of US swine and the competitiveness of the US pork industry in the domestic and global marketplace.