| Farm Name | Clover Storenetta | |
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(4)
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| Location | Petaluma, CA | |
| Products | Fluid milk products | |
| Market Area | California | |
| Web Site | http://cloverstornetta.com/ | |
 Four family-operated farms, ranging in size from 150 to 380 cows, modest in scale by California standards, ship to Clover Stornetta Farms. Half of this milk is supplied by members of the Humboldt Cooperative Creamery in Northern California, a farmer-owned cooperative that has been a leader in defending organic integrity. Clover Stornetta writes:“Clover Stornetta Farms and its mascot Clo the Cow have been prominent figures in Sonoma County for over three decades. In 2000, Clover Stornetta Farms became the first dairy in the United States awarded with the American Humane Association’s Free Farmed label for humanely produced dairy products. This means that Clover cows are free from unnecessary distress, fear, pain, injury, discomfort, hunger, or thirst. Clover is the only dairy in California to be awarded with this certification.” |
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| Criteria | Points | Comments |
| Ownership Structure | 80 | Partnership-farmer ties |
| Milk Supply | 90 | 50% 0wn patrons/Humboldt |
| Disclosure of Information for Verification | 100 | Extensive disclosure |
| Certifier farms | 80 | CCOF and QAI |
| Certifier processing | 90 | QCS |
| Cows on pasture time/acreage provided | 90 | Legitimate pasture in challenging climate |
| Health and longevity of cows | 100 | Low Cull Rate |
| Replacement animals only from organic farms | 100 | Closed herds |
| Antibiotics used on young cattle | 100 | Never |
| Reproductive hormones used | 50 | "Not to our knowledge" |
| Farm support oversight | 90 | All dairies and visited regularly by staff |
| Outside dairy ingredients purchased | 80 | Humboldt preferred powder vendor |
| TOTAL SCORE | 1050 |
FOUR COWS (excellent)
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