Tyson Fresh Meats announced that the company has become the first beef processor to license the Progressive Beef program, a cattle management and sustainability program for feedlot operators.
The Progressive Beef program helps heighten accountability and transparency through a verification system that involves USDA-approved auditors. The feedyards certified in the program focus efforts in three areas: cattle care, food safety and environmental sustainability, and are verified twice per year. Each audit is a report card, and the metrics involved play a key role in the path of continuous improvement.