| Criteria |
Points |
Comments |
| Ownership Structure |
70 |
Privately held |
| Milk Supply |
70 |
Milk of Integrity |
| Disclosure of Information for Verification |
100 |
Full and open disclosure |
| Certifier farms |
100 |
Most PCO |
| Certifier processing |
100 |
PCO |
| Cows on pasture time/acreage provided |
100 |
1.25 cows/ac - some years 250-300 days |
| Health and longevity of cows |
100 |
Very 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 |
All dairies are visited regularly by staff |
| Outside dairy ingredients purchased |
100 |
None |
| TOTAL SCORE |
1130 |
FOUR COWS (excellent)
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