| Criteria |
Points |
Comments |
| Ownership Structure |
80 |
Partnership-farmer ties |
| Milk Supply |
90 |
Own patrons |
| Disclosure of Information for Verification |
100 |
Full and open disclosure |
| Certifier farms |
80 |
Various |
| Certifier processing |
100 |
Most-state of Iowa |
| Cows on pasture time/acreage provided |
100 |
Good pasture compliance - Farm Alliance |
| Health and longevity of cows |
90 |
Low Cull Rate |
| Replacement animals only from organic farms |
50 |
Commercial heifers purchased |
| Antibiotics used on young cattle |
75 |
Per USDA standard |
| Reproductive hormones used |
100 |
Never |
| Farm support oversight |
90 |
All dairies and visited regularly by staff |
| Outside dairy ingredients purchased |
80 |
CROPP preferred powder vendor |
| TOTAL SCORE |
1035 |
FOUR COWS (excellent)
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