Founded in 1988, today the cooperative is owned by more than 1,700 organic family farms. Visit ov.coop for more information. Organic Valley is also @OrganicValley on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, and Twitter.

Organic Valley markets products such as milk, cheese, eggs, soy, protein shakes, butter, yogurt, organic snack items, and more. Under the Organic Prairie brand, the cooperative markets organic beef, pork, chicken, and turkey products.

Dive Brief: O Organics, the private-label organic brand owned by Albertsons, has hit $1 billion in sales, the Idaho-based company announced. Safeway, now part of Albertsons, first launched the organic brand in 2005, when it was one of the first such labels in the country.

Organic Valley Grassmilk Milk provides a higher level of “good fat” with beneficial fatty acids like omega-3s and CLA (conjugated linoleic acid), which can boost immunity, heart health and cancer prevention.

Organic producers rely on natural substances and physical, mechanical, or biologically based farming methods to the fullest extent possible. Produce can be called organic if it's certified to have grown on soil that had no prohibited substances applied for three years prior to harvest.

What is organic farming? Since synthetic fertilizers are not used, building and maintaining a rich, living soil through the addition of organic matter is a priority for organic farmers. Organic matter can be applied through the application of manure, compost, and animal by-products, such as feather meal or blood meal.

An organic organizational structure is a flexible, decentralized approach to management that promotes teamwork and encourages communication and collaboration among various departments or teams in a company. This structure is often contrasted with a more traditional, hierarchical or mechanistic structure.

List of Top Companies Operating in the Indian Organic Food Manufacturing Industry Worldwide

• ElWorld Agro & Organic Foods Pvt. Ltd.
• Mother Earth.
• Mehrotra Consumer Products Pvt. Ltd.
• Morarka Organic Foods Pvt. Ltd.
• Nature Pearls Pvt. Ltd.
• Conscious Food Private Limited.
• Nourish Organics Foods Pvt Ltd.
• EcoFarms (India) Ltd.

Organic Valley uses vegetarian rennet enzymes in all its cheeses. However, vegetarian cheese lovers should note that Organic Valley Blue Cheese Crumbles are not suitable for vegetarians because they're made with an animal-derived enzyme that helps give this cheese its signature flavor.

But beyond the USDA Organic baseline, there are other values that matter quite a lot, and that's where Organic Valley milks shine. Here's what we promise about all our organic milk, no matter the type, size or flavor: Always organic. No conflicts of interest here - organic is all we do!

To meet the USDA organic regulations, farmers and processors must show that they aren't using GMOs and that they are using prevention practices to protect their products from contact with prohibited substances from farm to table.

"Organically grown" food is food grown and processed using no synthetic fertilizers or pesticides. Pesticides derived from natural sources (such as biological pesticides) may be used in producing organically grown food.