| Criteria |
Points |
Comments |
| Ownership Structure |
100 |
Farmstead dairy |
| Milk Supply |
95 |
70% own farm+2 families |
| Disclosure of Information for Verification |
100 |
Full and open disclosure |
| Certifier farms |
100 |
Stellar/Demeter (Biodynamic) |
| Certifier processing |
100 |
Stellar/Demeter (Biodynamic) |
| Cows on pasture time/acreage provided |
100 |
Fully pasture-based |
| Health and longevity of cows |
100 |
Extremely low cull rate! |
| Replacement animals only from organic farms |
100 |
Closed herd - 15 years |
| Antibiotics used on young cattle |
100 |
Never |
| Reproductive hormones used |
100 |
Never |
| Farm support oversight |
95 |
"Excellent oversight-direct relationship" |
| Outside dairy ingredients purchased |
100 |
None |
| TOTAL SCORE |
1190 |
FIVE COWS (Outstanding)
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