| Criteria |
Points |
Comments |
| Ownership Structure |
60 |
Investor-owned, Irish-based |
| Milk Supply |
90 |
Own patrons |
| Disclosure of Information for Verification |
80 |
Extensive Disclosure |
| Certifier farms |
100 |
State of Idaho |
| Certifier processing |
100 |
State of Idaho |
| Cows on pasture time/acreage provided |
80 |
As per USDA/MOSA regs |
| Health and longevity of cows |
75 |
Unknown |
| Replacement animals only from organic farms |
50 |
Conventional/transition heifers purchased |
| Antibiotics used on young cattle |
50 |
On transitional cattle |
| Reproductive hormones used |
100 |
Never |
| Farm support oversight |
90 |
All dairies are visited regularly by staff |
| Outside dairy ingredients purchased |
100 |
None |
| TOTAL SCORE |
975 |
FOUR COWS (excellent)
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