{"id":23218,"date":"2018-09-11T00:00:15","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T04:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=23218"},"modified":"2018-09-08T14:11:41","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T18:11:41","slug":"report-ranks-organic-dairy-producers-on-farming-principles-and-practices-downgrading-factory-farms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2018\/09\/report-ranks-organic-dairy-producers-on-farming-principles-and-practices-downgrading-factory-farms\/","title":{"rendered":"Report Ranks Organic Dairy Producers on Farming Principles and Practices, Downgrading ‘Factory Farms’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"(Beyond Pesticides, September 11, 2018) A report released this summer by the nonprofit group The Cornucopia Institute helps consumers avoid \u2018factory farmed\u2019 dairy products in light of disturbing revelations uncovered in a 2017 Washington Post<\/a> investigation of major organic brands. The report, The Industrialization of Organic Dairy<\/a>, traces the broken promises of many major dairy companies and provides a scorecard enabling consumers to review brands for their overall sustainability and adherence to truly organic standards.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the USDA\u2019s failure to protect ethical industry participants and consumers from outright fraud, using our Organic Dairy Scorecard is a way for organic stakeholders to take the law into their own hands,\u201d said Mark A. Kastel, codirector and senior farm policy analyst of Cornucopia, on the group\u2019s website. \u201cIn every market and product category, consumers can vote in front of the dairy case to economically support authentic organic farmers while simultaneously protecting their families.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Washington Post\u2019s 2017 report found that Aurora Organic Dairy, a major milk supplier for big box retailers like Walmart and Safeway, is producing milk that was less nutrient dense compared to small-scale organic family farms. Information on nutritional deficits in this milk was preceded by an earlier 2014 Cornucopia Institute report<\/a> featuring aerial photographs of industrial confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs, or factory farms). While certified organic, the farms in the photos appeared indistinguishable from conventional factory farming operations, with some \u2018organic\u2019 dairies holding 10,000-20,000 cattle. At the time, Aurora Dairy, which was photographed as part of 2014 report, told reporters, \u201cA single photo doesn\u2019t really tell us anything about a farm and its practices.\u201d The subsequent Washington Post report found that the living conditions indicated by the photos did result in cows producing nutritionally deficient milk.<\/p>\n

Cornucopia notes that while these investigative reports finally brought USDA interest in these unethical practices during the years of the Obama administration, regulators gave the dairy every opportunity to correct any issues by making an appointment before reviewing the farm\u2019s practices. \u201cWhoever heard of a law enforcement agency calling up a suspected meth lab and setting up a mutually convenient appointment to carry out a search?\u201d said Francis Thicke, a longtime certified organic dairy farmer from Fairfield, Iowa and a former Obama-era appointee to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), in a Cornucopia Institute press release.<\/p>\n

The group\u2019s scorecard<\/a> works off of a point system<\/a> addressing everything from a brand\u2019s ownership structure, to milk supplier, how often cows are milked, the health and longevity of a farm\u2019s cattle, whether cows are grass fed, antibiotic and hormone usage, and more. These data are distilled into a ranking between 0 to 5 \u2018cows\u2019, with 5 cows being top-rated as \u2018Beyond Organic\u2019 and 0 cows indicating no response to the organization\u2019s questionnaire and the likelihood of poor practices. While many of the 5-cow brands are produced by small-scale family farms, some nationwide dairy producers, such as Maple Hill Creamery, made the list. Notably, some larger brands, such as Organic Valley, Liberte, Annie\u2019s HomeGrown, and Helios Kefir, all scored 4 cows. In general, the organization warned individuals against purchasing store branded products such as Trader Joe\u2019s store-brand organic milk. The organization notes, \u201cEven though none of the one cow rated brands responded to our survey request, we were able to determine that these brands were, at the time of our research, buying some or all of their organic milk from factory-farm sources.\u201d<\/p>\n

Consumers are encouraged to review the scorecard for their current dairy purchases and consider the ability to vote with your food dollars by supporting more ethical, sustainable, and transparent brands. \u00a0For more information on why it is so important to not only protect, but strengthen the organic label, see Beyond Pesticides Keeping Organic Strong<\/a> webpage.<\/p>\n

All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.<\/em><\/p>\n

Source: The Cornucopia Institute<\/a><\/p>\n

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Kastel, codirector and senior farm policy analyst of Cornucopia, on the group\u2019s website. \u201cIn every market and product category, consumers can vote in front of the dairy case to economically support authentic organic farmers while simultaneously protecting their families.\u201d The Washington Post\u2019s 2017 report found that Aurora Organic Dairy, a major milk supplier for big box retailers like Walmart and Safeway, is producing milk that was less nutrient dense compared to small-scale organic family farms. 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