Wild Planet
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Farm/Brand Headquarters | McKinleyville, CA |
Products | Canned chicken, processed meat |
Website | www.wildplanetfoods.com/our-products/organic-chicken/ |
Market Area | Nationwide |
Total Score | 0 |
Wild Planet produces processed organic poultry products. They did not participate in Cornucopia’s survey and specifics about the brand’s farm-level practices were difficult to find in subsequent investigation.
Criteria | Points | Comment |
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TOTAL (possible score is 1800) | 0 | 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 | 0 | Wild Planet is a corporation that produces processed organic chicken products |
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 | This brand produces non-organic products along with organic products |
Farms that participated in Cornucopia’s research providing full transparency receive the most points. Transparency and Disclosure | 0 | This brand did not participate in Cornucopia's survey |
Points determined by integrity of the brand’s organic certifier. Organic Certifier | 0 | No response |
To receive full points, flocks must number 500 birds or fewer (200 for turkeys). Flock size | 0 | No response |
No more than 1.5 lbs of bird per square foot is required for full points. Stocking Density | 0 | No response |
Mobile housing receives the highest number of points. Housing Style | 0 | No response |
Heritage varieties receive the highest number of points. Strain and/or Breed and Slaughter Age | 0 | No response |
Birds must spend 3/4ths or more of their lives outdoors for full points. Timing for Outdoor Access | 0 | No response |
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 |
Points awarded for labels that go above and beyond organic. Other Labels/Standards | 0 | No response |
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 | 0 | No response |
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 |
Methionine needs met by outdoor foraging receives 100 points. Synthetic supplementation receives 70 points. Synthetic Methionine | 0 | No response |
Under 5% cull and death rate required for full points. Cull/death Rate | 0 | No response |
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 |
No physical alterations required for full points. Permitting beak tipping results in fewer points. Physical Alterations | 0 | No response |
Measures farm oversight. Farmer owned brands, or daily visits by management required for maximum points. Farm Support | 0 | No response |
Non-scoring, category provided for information only. Slaughter Method (non-scoring) | Unknown | |
Non-scoring, category provided for information only. Soy Free Ration? (non-scoring) | No | |
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 |