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Consult our Organic Dairy Scorecard to find the highest-rated brands you can afford. When you can’t find top-rated brands (the 4s and 5s), do the best you can: purchasing any organic dairy brand on our scorecard, even those at the bottom, is a vote for a food system free from the most toxic agrochemicals.

Last updated: October 28, 2022

Purchasing authentic organic is an investment in healthy systems — and one way to resist the industrialization of organic dairy. Use our Organic Dairy Scorecard to support authentic organic dairy farms. And choose local, organic dairy if you can! Read our detailed breakdown of the Organic Dairy Scorecard criteria.

Brand Name	Rating	Products	Market Area	Score
5-starThis category of producers represents the “gold standard” in dairy production. Producers in this top tier manage diverse, small-to-medium-scale family farms. They emphasize well-managed pasture. Pasture and other forage makes up the majority of their animals’ feed.
Paradise Springs		Fluid Milk	ID	1225
Working Cows Dairy		Cheese, Butter, Fluid Milk, Raw Milk	AL	1225
Hawthorne Valley Farm		Yogurt, Raw, Fluid Milk	East	1150
Radiance Dairy		Yogurt, Fluid Milk, A2	IA	1125
Sidehill Farm		Yogurt, Sour Cream	Northeast	1125
Does' Leap		Goat Cheese	VT	1095
Larson Farm & Creamery		Raw, Fluid Milk, A2, 100% Grassfed, Yogurt	VT	1090
Traders Point Creamery		100% Grassfed, Fluid Milk, Cheese, Ice Cream, Eggnog		1065
Amaltheia Organic Dairy		Goat Cheese	MT, Online	1050
Balfour Farm		Cheese	Online, Wholesale, ME	1050
Butterworks Farm		Yogurt, Cream, Kefir, 100% Grassfed	VT, Northeast	1045
Stony Pond Farm		Cheese		1040
Strafford Organic Creamery		Fluid Milk, Cream, Ice Cream	CT, NY, VT, NH	1000
Engelbert Farms		Cheese	VT, NY	980
Chase Hill Farm		Cheese, 100% Grassfed, Raw	Northeast	955
Sunshine Dairy		Fluid Milk, Cheese, Raw, A2	PA	920
Miller Farm		Fluid Milk	Northeast	880
Meadowsweet Farm		Fluid Milk	Northeast	100
4-starProducers in this category provide ample pasture for their animals and make a credible effort to encourage natural behaviors. These brands may get additional milk from outside sources (that are also certified organic). If multiple farms produce the milk for a brand, the management has close oversight and control over the practices of those farms.
Misty Brook		Fluid Milk, Raw	ME	875
Straus Family Creamery		Fluid Milk, Cream, Ice Cream, Kefir, Sour Cream, Butter	National, CA	875
Berle Farm		Cheese, Yogurt, Fluid Milk, Raw	New York, Online	850
Cedar Grove Cheese		Cheese		805
Clover Sonoma		Fluid Milk, Kefir, Yogurt	West, CA	780
Ferndale Organic		Fluid Milk, A2	CA, UT, TX, HI	730
Natural by Nature (Natural Dairy Products)		Fluid Milk, Cream	National	690
Rumiano Cheese		Cheese	West	690
Cowgirl Creamery (Emmi)		Cheese	Nationwide, Online	680
Spring Sunrise Natural Foods		Ghee, A2	Online	665
Nezinscot Farm		Cheese	Northeast	625
3-starThree-cow rated brands may have failed to answer some or all of our questions about their practices or are a brand with some industrial practices. For those that did not participate in this category, they could be highly rated (4 or 5-cow) had they done so.
Kiss the Cow Farm		Fluid Milk, 100% Grassfed, A2, Raw	VT	615
Alec's Ice Cream		Ice Cream, A2	National	605
Samish Bay Cheese Farm		Cheese, Yogurt, Milk, Labneh	WA, OR, Online	575
Painterland Sisters		Skyr, Yogurt	National	565
Lifeline Farm		Cheese, Fluid Milk	MT	540
Stonyfield Farms (Lactilis)		Yogurt, Snacks	National	540
Meant To Be		Fluid Milk, 100% Grassfed, Yogurt, Cheese	NY, Online	500
McCluskey Brothers at Shillelagh Glen Farms		Cheese	WI	490
Rogers Farmstead		Fluid Milk	VT	490
Zeal Creamery		Butter	National	485
Organic Valley Grassmilk		Fluid Milk, Cheese, Yogurt, 100% Grassfed	National	470
Champlain Valley Creamery		Cheese	Northeast	455
Oasis Creamery		Cheese, Fluid Milk	PA	455
Pure Indian Foods		Ghee	National, Online	455
Sky Top Organics		Fluid Milk, Cheese, A2	PA	450
Trimona Yogurt		Yogurt, A2	National	450
Ancient Organics		Ghee	National, Online	425
2-starThese are either industrial-scale operations or others with outstanding questions or concerns regarding their compliance with USDA organic regulations. One of the primary features that distinguishes these operations from the ethically deficient 1-cow brands is their willingness to share with their customers (and Cornucopia researchers) some of the details as to how their milk is produced.
Westby Cooperative Creamery		Fluid Milk, Cottage Cheese, Sour Cream	Midwest, Online	425
Nuna Organic		Cheese	National	400
Horizon Grassfed (Platinum Equity)		Fluid Milk, 100% Grassfed	National	380
Lulubelle's Creamery		Fluid Milk, Cheese, Butter	Northwest	375
Organic Valley		Fluid Milk, Cheese, Yogurt	National	375
Trickling Springs (South Mountain Creamery)		Fluid Milk, Cream	MD, PA, DC, VA	375
Willamette Valley Cheese (Wild Rose Foods)		Cheese	Northwest	375
Green Valley Creamery (Emmi)		Lactose Free, Cream Cheese, Yogurt, Sour Cream, Kefir	Nationwide	325
Alpine Heritage Creamery		Cheese, 100% Grassfed	Online, Wholesale, PA	300
Rogue Creamery		Cheese	West, Online	300
Sierra Nevada Cheese Company		Cheese, Yogurt, Goat Cheese	National	300
White Orchard Farm		Fluid Milk, Yogurt	ME	300
Alexandre Family Farm 100% Grassfed		Fluid Milk, Yogurt, A2, 100% Grassfed	National	285
Humboldt Creamery (Foster Farms Dairy)		Fluid Milk, Cottage Cheese, Sour Cream	National	275
Gold Nugget Ghee		Ghee	Online	250
Organic Creamery (Saputo)		Cheese	National, Online	250
White Mountain		Yogurt	West	250
PCC Community Markets		Fluid Milk, Cheese	WA	225
Shaw Farm Dairy (New England Organic Creamery)		Fluid Milk	MA	175
1-starBrands in this category are suspected of being, or sourcing from, what we would describe as "factory farms." These brands are better than conventional dairy, but are at the bottom of the ratings among organic brands.
Wallaby Organic (Horizon Family Brands)		Yogurt	National	175
Alden's Organic		Ice Cream	West	150
Annie's (General Mills)		Cheese, Snacks, Meals	National	150
Happy Family (Danone)		Formula	National, Online	150
Horizon (Platinum Equity)		Fluid Milk	National	150
Verka		Ghee, Yogurt, Cheese	Northest, Northwest, Midwest, CA	150
Alpenrose		Fluid Milk, Half and Half	Northwest	125
Blue Marble Ice Cream		Ice Cream, Wholesale	National	125
New Seasons Market (Good Food Holdings)		Cheese, Fluid Milk	Northwest	100
High Meadow (Aurora Organic Dairy)		Fluid Milk	National	50
Alexandre Family Farm EcoDairy		Fluid Milk, Yogurt, A2, Chocolate Milk, Whipping Cream	National	35
Neutral		Fluid Milk, Half and Half	National	10
1836 Farms		Fluid Milk	Online	10
365 Organic (Whole Foods)		Fluid Milk, Half and Half	National	10
Belfiore Cheese		Cheese	CA, Online	10
Bellwether Farm		Yogurt, A2	National	10
Bobbie		Formula	National, Online	10
Bub's Organic (Aussie Bubs)		Formula	Online, National	10
Byrne Hollow Farm (Byrne Dairy)		Fluid Milk, Wholesale	National	10
Cadia (KeHe)		Cheese	Wholesale, National	10
Central Market Organics (HEB)		Fluid Milk		10
County Line Farms		Fluid Milk	TX	10
Earth's Best (Hain Celestial)		Formula	National, Online	10
Farmland Fresh		Fluid Milk	Northeast, Southeast, Midwest	10
Full Circle Market (Topco)		Fluid Milk	National	10
Good Culture		Cottage Cheese, Lactose Free Cottage Cheese	West, Northeast	10
Great Value (Walmart)		Fluid Milk, Cheese	National, Online	10
Green Mountain Creamery (Lactilis)		Organic, Greek		10
GreenWise (Publix)		Fluid Milk	Southeast	10
Harvest Farms (Ingles Markets)		Fluid Milk	Southeast	10
Kirkland Signature (Costco)		Fluid Milk	National	10
Lifeway Keifer		Keifer	National	10
Market Basket (DeMoulas Super Markets)		Fluid Milk	Northeast	10
Member's Mark (Sam's Club)		Instant, Fluid Milk	National	10
MOM's Organic Market		Fluid Milk		10
Mt Vikos		Cheese	National	10
Naturally Better (Aldi)		Fluid Milk		10
Nature's Basket (Giant Eagle)		Fluid Milk		10
Nature's Best (KeHe)		Fluid Milk		10
Nature's Promise (Ahold Delhaize)		Fluid Milk	Northeast	10
Nature's Touch (Kwik Trip)		Fluid Milk		10
O Organics (Safeway)		Cheese, Fluid Milk	National	10
Oberweis Dairy		Fluid Milk		10
Pure Bliss (Similac)		Formula	Online, National	10
Rockview Farms		Fluid Milk, Cream	CA	10
Roth Organics (Emmi)		Cheese	Online	10
Roundy's Organics (Kroger)		Fluid Milk	Midwest	10
Santini Foods		Canned Milk, Evaporated Milk	National, Online	10
Sassy Cow Creamery		Fluid Milk	WI	10
Shamrock Farms		Fluid Milk	Rocky Mountain, Southwest, West	10
Simple Truth (Kroger)		Fluid Milk, Cheese, Butter	National	10
Simply Nature (Aldi)		Fluid Milk, Cheese	National	10
Smith Brothers Farms		Fluid Milk, Half and Half, Cottage Cheese, Sour Cream, Cream	Northwest, Online, Delivery	10
Sprouts		Fluid Milk	West	10
Stew Leonard's		Fluid Milk	CT, NY, NJ	10
Stremicks Heritage		Fluid Milk		10
Sunnyside Farms Dairy (Save Mart Supermarkets)		Fluid Milk	CA, NV	10
Trader Joe's		Fluid Milk, Yogurt, Cream	National	10
True Goodness (Meijer)		Fluid Milk, Cheese	National	10
Wegmans		Fluid Milk, Cheese		10
Wellsley Farm (BJ's)		Cheese, Fluid Milk	East, IN, KY, OH, MI, FL, TN, AL	10
Wild Harvest (UNFI)		Fluid Milk		10
Wholesome Pantry (ShopRite)		Fluid Milk		10
0-star/in processBrands in this category are undergoing more investigation or are in the process of participating with the Cornucopia's survey. We may share some initial information about the brand but expect to see changes at some point!
Baby's Only (Bobbie)	in process	Formula, Toddler, A2		0
Family Farmstead Dairy	in process	Fluid Milk, Yogurt, Cheese, Buttermilk, A2, 100% Grassfed	Northeast	0
Grace Pond Farm	in process	Yogurt, Ice Cream, Cheese, Raw	ME	0
Kalona Supernatural (Farmers Creamery)	in process	Fluid Milk, Half and Half, Cottage Cheese, Yogurt, Kefir	West, Midwest	0
Kimberton Hills Dairy (Camphill Village Kimberton Hills)	in process	Fluid Milk, Raw, Cheese	PA	0
Maple Hill Creamery (Horizon Family Brands)	in process	Fluid Milk, Yogurt	National	0
Nancy's (Springfield Creamery)	in process	Yogurt, Sour Cream, Butter, Cream Cheese, Kefir	National	0
Neighborly Farms (Hillcrest Farms)	in process	Cheese	Northeast	0
Norr Organic	in process	Skyr, Yogurt, Wholesale	West	0
Origin Milk	in process	A2, Fluid Milk, Cream	Midwest, PA, MA, VI, OK, WY, TX, UT, CO, NM, OH, VT, KS, AK, LA	0
Pavel's Yogurt	in process	Yogurt, A2	CA	0
Seven Stars	in process	Yogurt, Cream	Online, PA	0
The Milkhouse	in process	Fluid Milk, Yogurt	ME	0
Von Trapp Farmstead	in process	Cheese, Yogurt, Fluid Milk, Raw	VT, Online	0

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