| Criteria |
Points |
Comments |
| Ownership
Structure |
75 |
Family/investor
owned - close ties to farmers |
| Milk Supply |
100 |
Own
patrons - small local farms |
| Disclosure of
Information for Verification |
100 |
Full and
Open Disclosure |
| Certifier farms |
100 |
PCO/NOFA-NY |
| Certifier
processing |
100 |
NOFA-NY |
| Cows on pasture
time/acreage provided |
100 |
100% grass
fed - less than two cows/acre |
| Health and
longevity of cows |
100 |
Low cull rate |
| Replacement
animals only from organic farms |
100 |
Closed herd |
| Antibiotics used
on young cattle |
100 |
Never |
| Reproductive
hormones used |
100 |
Never |
| Farm support
oversight |
90 |
We visit
all farms multiple times per year |
| Outside dairy
ingredients purchased |
100 |
None |
| TOTAL
SCORE |
1165 |
FIVE COWS
(Outstanding)
 |
