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Like you, we believe it's important to know where your food comes from. When you choose Organic Valley, you know you're getting high quality organic dairy ethically sourced from our small family farms that respect the land and all the plants and animals that live on it.

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Putting Farmers First

We’re the opposite of a huge corporation. Organic Valley is a farmer-owned cooperative existing to save, support, and sustain small organic family farms.

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Saving Small Organic Family Farms

We are a cooperative of employees and farmers working together to save small organic family farms.

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Less Carbon, More Grass

Together, our farms average 24% fewer greenhouse gas emissions compared to the average US dairy farm!

Animals Actually Spend Time Outside

Our small organic family farms work hard to create an environment where animals experience the five freedoms of animal welfare

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Little Herds and Lots of Love

Our average herd size across our cooperative is 80 cows, which is 3.5x smaller than the national average.

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No Toxic Pesticides, No GMOs

Organic Valley farms have kept more than 540 million pounds of pesticides off the land since our founding in 1988.

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Check out the latest stories to see more of what makes Organic Valley a good choice from the ground up! Follow our social channels to join in on the conversation and get inspired!

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Ethically Sourcedfrom Small Organic Family Farms

All our food is ethically sourced, which means it’s produced on small, organic family farms where families care for the animals and the earth, while living up to the requirements of certified organic agriculture as well as our cooperative’s standards - all designed to respect the dignity and interdependence of human, animal, plant, soil, and global life.

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Farming For GoodOur Philosophy

Organic Valley’s approach to food and farming puts nature at the heart of everything; this is the cornerstone to organics and to who we are. Every day we work to live up to and further that philosophy. Since forming in 1988, we have been on a mission to save small organic family farms by providing a stable and sustainable market for organic dairy, eggs, meat, and produce.

FAQs

What makes Organic Valley's products organic?

Our products are always and forever organic. Since all of Organic Valley's products are certified organic, our products are produced according to strict guidelines set by the USDA National Organic Program. These guidelines include requirements for organic feed, outdoor access, and safe, clean, cage-free living conditions for animals, as well as the use of organic seeds and other inputs and the prohibition of synthetic pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers. In addition to meeting these requirements, Organic Valley's farms also adhere to our cooperative's own standards and practices designed to promote respect for the interdependence of human, animal, plant, soil, and global life.

What makes Organic Valley's approach to food and farming different from others?

Organic Valley is focused on supporting small organic family farms and leading with principles rather than profit. We pay our farmers upwards of $12 more on average per hundred pounds of milk than conventional prices and have programs in place to reduce carbon emissions and promote the use of pastures for grazing. We are also committed to the holistic care of animals and compliance with both the USDA National Organic Program and our own policies and standards.

What kind of care do animals on Organic Valley's small family farms receive?

The animals on Organic Valley's small family farms receive TLC and holistic care guided by on-staff animal care professionals, including a ruminant nutritionist and multiple staff veterinarians. The farmers must also comply with both the USDA National Organic Program, which requires organic feed, outdoor access, and safe, clean, cage-free living conditions for animals, as well as our own policies and standards.