Organic Dairy Scorecard
Updated November, 2018| Brand Name | Rating | Farm/Brand Headquarters | Market Area | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5-Cow Rating | Top-Rated—Beyond Organic  This 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 Farm |  | Victor, ID | ID, Web Sales | 1740 |
| SpringWood Organic Farm | | Kinzers, PA | PA | 1680 |
| Berle Farm | | Hoosick, NY | MA, NY, VT | 1650 |
| Radiance Dairy | | Fairfield, IA | IA | 1645 |
| Pride and Joy Dairy | | Granger, WA | WA, Web Sales | 1645 |
| Hawthorne Valley Farm | | Ghent, NY | East | 1630 |
| Dutch Meadows Farm | | Paradise, PA | PA | 1625 |
| Working Cows Dairy | | Slocomb, AL | AL | 1610 |
| The Family Cow | | Chambersburg, PA | PA, web sales | 1595 |
| Alpine Heritage Creamery | | Paradise, PA | PA, FL, web sales | 1590 |
| Coonridge Organic Goat Dairy (Coonridge Dairy) | | Pie Town, NM | AZ, CO, NM | 1580 |
| Seven Stars Farm | | Phoenixville, PA | East, Southeast, Midwest | 1571 |
| Lifeline Farm | | Victor, MT | ID, MT, OR, WA, Web Sales | 1540 |
| Engelbert Farms | | Nichols, NY | NY | 1535 |
| Organic Pastures Dairy Company (McAffee Farm) | | Fresno, CA | CA | 1520 |
| Burroughs Family Farms (Full Circle Dairy) | | Denair, CA | CA | 1515 |
| Meant To Be Natural Food | | Spring Valley, NY | NY, NJ | 1515 |
| The Milkhouse | | Monmouth, ME | Maine | 1485 |
| Chase Hill Farm | | Warwick, MA | MA, UT | 1470 |
| Camphill Village Kimberton Hills Dairy | | Kimberton, PA | PA | 1465 |
| Butterworks Farm | | Westfield, VT | VT, NH | 1455 |
| Amaltheia Organic Dairy | | Bozeman, MT | MT, Web Sales | 1445 |
| Strafford Organic Creamery | | Strafford, VT | NH, VT | 1430 |
| Alexandre Family EcoDairy Farms | | Crescent City, CA | CA, OR, WA | 1425 |
| Nature's One | | Lewis Center, OH | Nationwide | 1420 |
| Maple Hill Creamery | | Stuyvesant, NY | Nationwide | 1420 |
| Thistle Hill Farm (Tarentaise Cheese) | | North Pomfret, VT | Nationwide, VT | 1415 |
| Crystal Ball Farm | | Osceola, WI | MN, WI | 1415 |
| Saint Benoit Creamery | | Petaluma, CA | Nationwide | 1405 |
| Trimona Yogurt | | Port Jefferson, NY | TX, OR, NY, CA, IL, Northeast | 1400 |
| Rumiano Cheese Company | | Crescent City, CA | Nationwide | 1400 |
| Tide Mill Creamery (Tide Mill Organic Farm) | | Edmunds, ME | ME | 1400 |
4-Cow Rating | Excellent Producers 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. | ||||
| Castle Rock Farms | | Osseo, WI | IL, WI, MN, IA | 1395 |
| Trickling Springs Creamery | | Chambersburg, PA | East Coast | 1395 |
| Evans Farmhouse Creamery (Sunrise Family Farms) | | Norwich, NY | NJ, NY | 1385 |
| Sunrise Family Farms | | Norwich, NY | NJ, NY | 1375 |
| Naturi | | Pittsburgh, PA | East, Southwest | 1370 |
| Grassmilk (Organic Valley) | | LaFarge, WI | Nationwide | 1365 |
| Oasis at Bird in Hand | | Ronks, PA | PA | 1360 |
| Kimball Brook Farm (Green Mountain Organic Creamery) | | North Ferrisburgh, VT | Northeast | 1350 |
| Natural By Nature (Natural Dairy Products Corp.) | | West Grove, PA | Nationwide | 1347 |
| B'More Organic | | Baltimore, MD | MD, NY, NJ, MA | 1340 |
| PCC Community Markets | | Seattle, WA | WA | 1335 |
| Fresh Breeze Dairy | | Lynden, WA | OR, WA | 1330 |
| Stonyfield Farms (Lactalis) | | Londonderry, NH | Nationwide | 1315 |
| Organic Valley (CROPP) | | LaFarge, WI | Nationwide | 1310 |
| Kalona SuperNatural (Farmers Creamery) | | Kalona, IA | Nationwide | 1305 |
| Annie's Homegrown (General Mills) | | Berkeley, CA | Nationwide | 1305 |
| Liberte (General Mills) | | Saint-Hubert, Quebec, Canada | Nationwide | 1305 |
| Pure Indian Foods | | Princeton Junction, NJ | Nationwide, Web Sales | 1300 |
| Sierra Nevada Cheese Company | | Willows, CA | Nationwide | 1285 |
| Humboldt Creamery (Foster Farms Dairy) | | Fortuna, CA | Nationwide | 1280 |
| Green Valley Organics (Redwood Hill Farm/Emmi Roth) | | Sebastopol, CA | Nationwide | 1257 |
| Nancy's (Springfield Creamery) | | Eugene, OR | Nationwide | 1255 |
| Green Field Farms | | Fredericksburg, OH | Nationwide | 1237 |
| Sassy Cow Creamery | | Columbus, WI | IL, WI | 1235 |
| Shaw Family Dairy (New England Organic Creamery) | | Dracut, MA | MA | 1225 |
| Clover Sonoma | | Petaluma, CA | AZ, CA, ID, NV, OR, WA, West | 1215 |
| Blue Marble Ice Cream | | Brooklyn, NY | Nationwide | 1185 |
| Westby Cooperative Creamery | | Westby, WI | Nationwide | 1175 |
| Helios Kefir (Lifeway) | | Morton Grove, IL | Nationwide | 1165 |
| Cedar Grove Cheese | | Plain, WI | CA, East, Midwest, Web Sales | 1155 |
| Good Culture | | Irvine, CA | Nationwide | 1145 |
| Amish Country Farms | | Totowa, NJ | Nationwide | 1145 |
| White Mountain Foods | | Austin, TX | Nationwide | 1130 |
| Trader's Point Creamery | | Zionsville, IN | IN, IL, Midwest, Northeast, Mid Atlantic | 1120 |
| Smari Organics | | Petaluma, CA | Nationwide | 1120 |
| Organic Creamery (DCI Cheese/Saputo Specialty Cheese) | | Richfield, WI | Nationwide | 1110 |
3-Cow Rating | Very Good Brands with a three-cow rating are meeting the standards to qualify for legal organic status. Many are good choices for consumers. All producers in this category appear committed to meeting at least the minimum pasture requirement. | ||||
| Upstate Farms (Upstate Niagara Coop.) | | Buffalo, NY | NY, PA | 1070 |
| Nature's Touch (Kwik Trip) | | La Crosse, WI | WI | 1045 |
| Alden's Ice Cream (Oregon Ice Cream) | | Eugene, OR | Nationwide | 975 |
| Julie's Organic (Oregon Ice Cream) | | Camas, WA | Nationwide | 975 |
| Cowgirl Creamery (Emmi Roth USA/Emmi Group) | | Point Reyes Station, CA | Nationwide | 895 |
| Alpenrose | | Portland, OR | OR, WA | 880 |
| Harvest Farms (Ingles Markets) | | Black Mountain, NC | AL, GA, NC, SC, TN | 860 |
| 365 Organic (Whole Foods) | | Austin, TX | Nationwide | 830 |
| Stremicks Heritage Foods | | Santa Ana, CA | Midwest, West, HI | 825 |
| Straus Family Creamery | | Petaluma, CA | OR, WA, CA, NV, AZ | 795 |
| Wegmans | | Rochester, NY | NY, PA, NJ, VA, MD | 780 |
| Glanbia Foods | | Twin Falls, ID | Nationwide | 750 |
| Perry's Ice Cream | | Akron, NY | NY, PA, OH, Northeast | 695 |
| Wallaby (Dannon North America) | | Denver, CO | Nationwide | 645 |
| Three Twins Ice Cream | | San Rafael, CA | Nationwide | 620 |
| Earth's Best (Hain Celestial) | | Lake Success, NY | Nationwide | 465 |
| Sunnyside Farms Dairy (Save Mart/Super Store Industries) | | Stockton, CA | CA, NV | 415 |
2-Cow Rating | Fair These brands represent industrial-scale operations or others with outstanding questions regarding their compliance with USDA organic regulations. Private-label dairy products often fall into this category. None of the 2-cow rated brands was willing to participate in Cornucopia’s research. | ||||
| Sky Top Farms | | Bronx, NY | NY | 340 |
| Yami Yogurt (Auburn Dairy Products, Inc.) | | Auburn, WA | Nationwide | 185 |
| Boulder Ice Cream | | Boulder, CO | Nationwide | 153 |
| New Seasons Market | | Portland, OR | OR, WA | 34 |
| Greenwise (Publix) | | Lakeland, FL | Southeast | 34 |
| Shoprite | | Edison, NJ | Nationwide | 34 |
1-Cow Rating | Poor - Store brands No producers in this category were willing to participate in Cornucopia’s study. Transparency is a hallmark of the organic food movement, and Cornucopia believes it is essential that producers remain open with their customers to maintain the confidence consumers have in the organic seal. | ||||
| Nature's Promise (GiantFood, a subsidiary of Ahold) | | Carlisle, PA | Nationwide, Web Sales | 17 |
| Fairway | | NY | Northeast | 17 |
| HEB Organics (HEB Grocery Company/Central Market) | | San Antonio, Texas | TX, KS, OK | 17 |
| Nature's Best (KeHE) | | Brea, CA | Nationwide | 17 |
| Western Family | | Tigard, OR | Nationwide | 17 |
| Sprout's | | Phoenix, AZ | AZ, CA | 17 |
| Full Circle (Topco) | | Elk Grove Village, IL | Nationwide | 17 |
| Woodstock (UNFI) | | Providence, RI | Nationwide | 17 |
| Nature's Basket (Giant Eagle) | | Pittsgurgh, PA | Nationwide | 17 |
| O Organics (Safeway) | | Pleasanton, CA | Nationwide | 17 |
| Great Value Food (Walmart) | | Bentonville, AR | Nationwide | 17 |
| Nature's Place (Hannaford) | | Scarborough, ME | Nationwide | 17 |
| Wellsley Farms (BJ's Wholesale Club) | | Westborough, MA | OH, East | 17 |
| Earth Fare | | Asheville NC | Southeast | 17 |
| Trader Joe's | | Monrovia, CA | Nationwide | 17 |
| Roundy's | | Milwaukee, WI | IL, WI | 17 |
| Simply Balanced (Target) | | Minneapolis, MN | Nationwide | 17 |
| Market Basket (DeMoulas Super Markets, Inc) | | Tewksbury, MA | MA, ME, NH | 17 |
| Natural Directions (Unified Grocers) | | Tigard, OR | Nationwide | 17 |
| MOM's Organic Market | | Rockville, MD | DC, MD, NJ, PA, VA | 17 |
| Cadia (KeHE) | | CA | Nationwide | 17 |
| Meijer Organics (Meijer) | | Grand Rapids, MI | Midwest | 17 |
| Simply Nature (Aldi) | | Batavia, IL | Nationwide | 17 |
| Clearly Organic (Associated Wholesale Grocers) | | Kansas City, KS | Unknown | 17 |
| Winn Dixie Organics (Bi-Lo) | | Jacksonville, FL | Southeast | 17 |
| Wild Harvest (Albertson's) | | Boise City, ID | Nationwide | 17 |
| Central Market (HEB Organics) | | San Antonio, Texas | Nationwide | 17 |
| Harris Teeter Organics (Kroger) | | Matthews, NC | Nationwide | 17 |
| Hy Vee | | West Des Moines, IA | Nationwide | 17 |
| Friendly Farms (Aldi) | | Batavia, IL | Nationwide | 17 |
| Simple Truth (Kroger) | | Cincinnati, OH | Nationwide | 17 |
| Kirkland Signature (Costco) | | Seattle, WA | Nationwide | 17 |
| Stew Leonard's | | Norwalt, CT | CT, NY | 17 |
0-Cow Rating | Poor No producers in this category were willing to participate in Cornucopia’s study. Transparency is a hallmark of the organic food movement, and Cornucopia believes it is essential that producers remain open with their customers to maintain the confidence consumers have in the organic seal. | ||||
| Similac (Abbott Laboratories) | Abbott Park, IL | Nationwide | 0 | |
| Spring Hill Cheese (Petaluma Creamery) | Petaluma, CA | CA, Web Sales | 0 | |
| Voskos (Sun Valley Dairy) | Sun Valley, CA | GA, SC, TN, FL, AZ, AL, NC, CA, NV | 0 | |
| Santini Foods | San Lorenzo, CA | Nationwide | 0 | |
| Pure Eire Dairy | Othello, WA | WA | 0 | |
| Mother's Choice (Larsen's Creamery) | Clackamas, OR | Nationwide | 0 | |
| Pavel's Yogurt | San Leandro, CA | Nationwide | 0 | |
| Vermont Organics (Perrigo Nutritionals) | Georgia, VT | Nationwide, Web Sales | 0 | |
| Shamrock Farms | Phoenix, AZ | Nationwide | 0 | |
| Stonewall Farms | Keene, NH | NH | 0 | |
| Kemps (Dairy Farmers of America) | St. Paul, MN | Nationwide | 0 | |
| Sunrise Yogurt | Portland, OR | OR, WA | 0 | |
| Rogue Creamery | Grants Pass, OR | Nationwide | 0 | |
| Champlain Valley Dairy | Middlebury, VT | Northeast | 0 | |
| Perrigo Nutritionals (PBM Nutritionals) | Gordonsville, VA | Nationwide | 0 | |
| Yoatz (Facci Food Company) | Danville, CA | Nationwide | 0 | |
| Wholesome Valley (Galaxy Foods) | Orlando, FL | Nationwide | 0 | |
| Samish Bay Cheese Farm | Bow, WA | WA | 0 | |
| Smith Brothers Farms | Kent, WA | WA | 0 | |
| Byrne Dairy | Lafayette, NY | NY | 0 | |
| Umpqua Dairy | Roseburg, OR | West | 0 | |
| Rockview Farms Organic Milk (Rockview Farms) | Downey, CA | CA | 0 | |
| Mama Sattva | Chico, CA | Nationwide | 0 | |
| Steckler Grassfed | Dale, IN | IN, IL, Ky, MI | 0 | |
| Cocoa Metro | Auburndale, MA | Nationwide | 0 | |
| Challenge Dairy Products | California | Nationwide | 0 | |
| Latta (Latta USA) | Fair Lawn, NJ | East, CA | 0 | |
| Applegate Farms (Hormel) | NJ | Nationwide | 0 | |
| Double Rainbow | San Francisco, CA | Nationwide | 0 | |
| Galbani (Lactalis American Group) | Buffalo, NY | Nationwide | 0 | |
| Grassland | Greenwood, WI | Nationwide | 0 | |
| Olympus Dairy | Astoria, NY | Nationwide | 0 | |
| Swissland Cheese Company | Berne, IN | Nationwide | 0 | |
| Honest Infant Formula (Honest Company) | Santa Monica, CA | Nationwide | 0 | |
| Sunshine Dairy | Portland, OR | Nationwide | 0 | |
| Alta Dena (Dean Foods) | City of Industry, CA | CA, OR, WA, West Coast | 0 | |
| Verka | San Jose, CA | CA, Midwest | 0 | |
| Roth Organics (Emmi Roth) | Monroe, WI | Nationwide | 0 | |
| Happy Family (Groupe Danone) | New York, NY | Nationwide | 0 | |
| McCluskey Brothers at Shillelagh Glen Farms | Hillpoint, WI | ND, WI, Web Sales | 0 | |
| Hiland Dairy | Springfield, Missouri | Midwest | 0 | |
| County Line Farms | Earth, TX | TX, KS, OK | 0 | |
| High Meadow (Aurora Dairy) | Boulder, CO | Nationwide | 0 | |
| Horizon (DanoneWave) | Boulder, CO | Nationwide | 0 | |
| Green Mountain Creamery (Ehrmann Commonwealth Dairy) | Brattleboro, VT | Nationwide | 0 |