Lost Coast Ranch
| Rating |  |
| Product offerings | Retail cuts, whole, half |
| Website | www.lost-coast-ranch.com |
| Market area | Online |
| Location | Petrolia, CA |
| Specialty labels | 100% grass fed, Wagyu |
| Participated in Survey? | Yes |
| Total Score | 950 |
Lost Coast Ranch provides online and mail order sales of organic beef. They raise angus-wagu beef cattle.
| Criteria | Points | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL (possible score is 1100) | 950 | 5-Steak |
Farms that participated in Cornucopia’s research providing full transparency receive the most points. Transparency and Disclosure | 100 | Excellent disclosure |
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Family farms and farmer cooperatives that market their own beef receive the most points. Corporations that do not directly produce any beef receive the fewest points.
Ownership History | 100 | Single farm source |
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Beef sourced from a single operation receives the most points. Beef of unclear origins and/or with poor oversight receives the fewest points. Beef Supply | 100 | All beef confirmed domestic |
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Farms that are 100% certified organic receive the most points, farms/brands that are split conventional and organic receive fewer points. Commitment to Organics | 100 | Only offers organic products |
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This category is non-scoring and provided for information purposes. Organic Certifier | CCOF | |
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Animal Welfare Approved, Real Organic Project, and Biodynamic certifications receive the most bonus points. Producers are not penalized for not having additional certifications beyond organic.
Other Labels and Standards | 0 | None |
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100% grass-fed and finished or cattle finished with site-grown supplement receives the most points. Cattle finished exclusively in a feedlot receive the fewest points. Beef Finishing | 100 | 100% grass fed and finished, grazing year?round/finished on pasture |
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Points are awarded for quantity of time cattle are on pasture above and beyond what the USDA requires, and for the quality and care of the pasture. Pasture and Grazing Management | 90 | 100% of feed grown on operation, year-round grazing, grazes riparian zones |
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Brands that closely monitor and manage for health of soil, native species, and water quality receive the most points. Environmental Stewardship | 80 | Monitors for 100% vegetative cover, erosion, and plants native species. Only rotates as season dictates. Uses public lands (BLM) for grazing |
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Cattle finished on pasture or on feed that is grown on-farm or procured locally receive the most points. Feed of unknown origin, or known to be imported, receives the fewest points. Feed Sourcing | 100 | 100% of feed produced locally on-operation |
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Lower cull and death rates recieve more points. Cull and Death Rates | 80 | At or below 10% |
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More points are given for greater frequency of contact and close management with cattle and closed herds. Oversight | 100 | Close oversight, closed herd |
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Brands may receive extra credit for above and beyond transparency, or special practices not otherwise covered in the scorecard (see description for an explanation). Extra credit | 0 | None |
