| Criteria |
Points |
Comments |
| Ownership Structure |
90 |
Cooperative |
| Milk Supply |
90 |
Co-op members |
| Disclosure of Information for Verification |
100 |
Full and open disclosure |
| Certifier farms |
100 |
ICS, NOFA-BY |
| Certifier processing |
100 |
N/A |
| Cows on pasture time/acreage provided |
95 |
Good pasture compliance |
| Health and longevity of cows |
90 |
Low Cull Rate |
| Replacement animals only from organic farms |
100 |
Closed herds |
| Antibiotics used on young cattle |
100 |
Never |
| Reproductive hormones used |
100 |
Never |
| Farm support oversight |
90 |
Small co-op - direct involvement |
| Outside dairy ingredients purchased |
100 |
None |
| TOTAL SCORE |
1155 |
FIVE COWS (Outstanding)
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