Blue Yonder Organic Farm
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| Farm/Brand Headquarters | North Salem, IN |
| Products | Chicken, turkey, duck |
| Website | www.blueyonderorganicfarm.com/ |
| Market Area | Indiana |
| Total Score | 420 |
This brand did not participate in Cornucopia’s survey. Any information regarding their practices is based off background investigations, with points assigned based on how trustworthy that information was determined to be by investigators.
We recommend that consumers of this brand encourage them to participate fully in our efforts to keep the organic label transparent.
| Criteria | Points | Comment |
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| TOTAL (possible score is 1800) | 420 | 2-Bird Rating | Fair |
Family Farms and cooperatives receive the most points. Corporations and companies with poor or negligible farm oversight receive the fewest points. Ownership structure | 90 | No response to survey but investigation shows a family-scale farm with educational courses. |
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100% organic brands receive the most points. Split operations receive fewer with increased penalties for poor segregation at the processor and farm level. Dedication to Organic Production | 100 | Blue Yonder Organic Farm is 43 acre diversified organic farm |
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Farms that participated in Cornucopia’s research providing full transparency receive the most points. Transparency and Disclosure | 0 | Did not respond to our organic survey. Investigators unable to find or confirm information on meat chickens and turkeys. |
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Points determined by integrity of the brand’s organic certifier. Organic Certifier | 100 | Ecocert ICO |
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To receive full points, flocks must number 500 birds or fewer (200 for turkeys). Flock size | 0 | No response; Unknown for meat birds, laying hens appear moderate |
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No more than 1.5 lbs of bird per square foot is required for full points. Stocking Density | 50 | Likley low stocking density. |
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Mobile housing receives the highest number of points. Housing Style | 0 | No response |
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Heritage varieties receive the highest number of points. Strain and/or Breed and Slaughter Age | 0 | No response |
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Birds must spend 3/4ths or more of their lives outdoors for full points. Timing for Outdoor Access | 0 | No response |
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Enrichments include but are not limited to shade structures, water, novel feedstuff (greens, mealworms, sprouted grains), and dust baths. Enrichments (outdoor and indoor) | 0 | No response |
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Points awarded for labels that go above and beyond organic. Other Labels/Standards | 0 | No response |
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Maximum points given for high quality, rotated pasture. Non-rotated pasture adjacent to fixed housing with lower than 90% vegetative cover receives fewer points. Outdoor Management | 80 | No response; Investigators found turkeys are outdoors. Laying hens are raised in mobile housing outdoors. |
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100 points for on-farm production and/or milling of feed. Fewest points given to feed that cannot be verified as domestic and/or birds get poor or no supplementation from outdoor foraging. Feed Sourcing | 0 | No response |
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Methionine needs met by outdoor foraging receives 100 points. Synthetic supplementation receives 70 points. Synthetic Methionine | 0 | No response |
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Under 5% cull and death rate required for full points. Cull/death Rate | 0 | No response |
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Chicks and poults that are certified organic since hatching, or are hatched on-farm receive 100 points. Off-farm or conventional chicks and poults receive 70 points. Chick and Poult Sourcing | 0 | No response |
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No physical alterations required for full points. Permitting beak tipping results in fewer points. Physical Alterations | 0 | No response |
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Measures farm oversight. Farmer owned brands, or daily visits by management required for maximum points. Farm Support | 0 | No response |
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Non-scoring, category provided for information only. Slaughter Method (non-scoring) | 0 | No response |
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Non-scoring, category provided for information only. Soy Free Ration? (non-scoring) | 0 | No response |
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Maximum transparency, sharing of the organic systems plan, and/or novel practices that sets the brand apart from the rest of the industry can result in extra credit points. Extra Credit | 0 | None |
