1. Building Local Markets Through Sustainable Agriculture. Allen Kilback Choice Family Meats, Processor & Retailer

2. Kilback Stock Farms  Primary Production begins 1990

3. Kilback Stock Farms  Significant Growth through 90’s

4. Kilback Stock Farms  New Millennium = New Opportunities

5. Kilback Stock Farms

6. Growing Industry  Rural Economic Development Initiatives spurred growth  New ‘World Class’ Processing Facility launched in Brandon  Saskatchewan HAD the lowest cost of production IN THE WORLD.

7. Kilback Stock Farms  No Production by 2009

8. Collapse or Opportunity?  Scale back began in 2007  - At time breeding output was at highest level  Canadian Cull Breeding Program  2007 - $500/sow  Canadian Hog Transitional Program  2009 - $995/animal unit

9. Choice Family Meats

10. Value Chain  Procumbent of Supply  Slaughter  Processing  Value Adding  Packaging  Freight

11. Understanding Local Products  Research  Contact  Quality  Commitment

12. Retail Consumers  Education & the Educated  Supply  Seasonal  Price

13. Your Choice …

14. Grocery Markets

15. Choice or No Choice?  They have Brilliant people working for them.

16. Wholesale Market  Compare Price to Maple Leaf & Olymeal  Our Price should be lower / All about Price  Need to capture a Premium on Product.  Freight

17. Food Service  More Local Branded Products on Menus  Health and Wellness  Local / Slow Foods  Fair Trade  Environment

18. Sustainable Food System  Education  Local Food Strategy  Fair Trade  More Linkages in the Value Chain

19. Consumer has the power  Believe  Make the Positive Steps Forward  Commitment  What are we all going to do?

20. Thank You  Allen B. Kilback  Choice Family Meats  320 Great Plains Road  Emerald Park  S4L 1C8  306-542-7828