Pine Manor Farms (Amish Country Poultry)
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| Farm/Brand Headquarters | Orland, IN |
| Products | Chicken |
| Website | www.pinemanorfarms.com/ |
| Market Area | Nationwide |
| Total Score | 230 |
Pine Manor Farms was non-responsive to Cornucopia’s requests to participate in our survey and little information could be found about the brand’s practices in our ongoing investigation. It is likely they use static housing with moderate-to-poor outdoor management practices. This brand is owned by the same producers of Miller Poultry and is supplied by Amish farmers.
| Criteria | Points | Comment |
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| TOTAL (possible score is 1800) | 230 | 1-Bird Rating | Poor |
Family Farms and cooperatives receive the most points. Corporations and companies with poor or negligible farm oversight receive the fewest points. Ownership structure | 30 | Supplied by multiple contact farms |
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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 | 0 | No response |
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Farms that participated in Cornucopia’s research providing full transparency receive the most points. Transparency and Disclosure | 0 | Was not responsive in investigation |
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Points determined by integrity of the brand’s organic certifier. Organic Certifier | 100 | MOSA (for handling) |
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To receive full points, flocks must number 500 birds or fewer (200 for turkeys). Flock size | 0 | No response |
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No more than 1.5 lbs of bird per square foot is required for full points. Stocking Density | 0 | No response |
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Mobile housing receives the highest number of points. Housing Style | 50 | Investigation shows housing is likely static (fixed) barns |
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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 | 20 | Provides legitimate outdoor access but investigation shows some birds using the outdoors in some cases |
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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 | 30 | Individual farmer suppliers likely live on site |
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Non-scoring, category provided for information only. Slaughter Method (non-scoring) | 0 | Unknown |
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Non-scoring, category provided for information only. Soy Free Ration? (non-scoring) | 0 | Unknown |
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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 |
