Organic Valley (CROPP) Organic Dairy Transition Premium

CROPP Cooperative (Organic Valley) pays dairy farms that are transitioning to certified organic a per-hundredweight premium during the final 12 months of transition, to help with the extra costs. The premium rate depends on whether the farm commits to two or three years of co-op membership. Farms must ultimately be certified organic by a USDA-accredited certifier to ship to the co-op.

• Dairy farms in their final 12 months of transition to organic

• Commit to a minimum of two or three years of membership with CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley

• Every member farm must be organically certified (NOP) before selling as organic

Paid per hundredweight of milk during the last 12 months of transition; rate tied to a 2- or 3-year membership commitment. Members also make an equity investment equal to 5.5% of the farm's base annual income from products sold to the co-op (payment options available).

Published amounts: The premium paid per hundredweight is based on the transitioning farm committing to a minimum of two or three years of membership with the cooperative.

Connect with CROPP through the Farmer Hotline at 1-888-809-9297 or farmerhotline@organicvalley.coop; see https://www.farmers.coop/farm-with-us/.

Deadline text on the page: No deadline published; contact the Farmer Hotline.