Aurora Organic Dairy
Prioritizing Care, Pasturing and Prevention
Animal care is a fundamental practice on our farms.
High Meadow Dairy Farm
Gill, CO
Prevention
Keeping Our Cows Healthy
For our cows, prevention is the cure. When an organic herd is kept healthy, there is no need for synthetic antibiotics and other remedies that are prohibited by organic standards. We practice round-the-clock animal monitoring, and treat cows with organic-approved vaccines.
Platteville Dairy Farm
Colorado
Animal Care
Innovations That Put Animals First
When you walk through our farms, chances are you’ll pass by at least one of our “Be Compassionate” signs. It guides our beliefs for how we manage our farms and facilities, as well as our daily interactions with each cow and each other.
- Clean and fresh feed and water
- Clean shelter and protection
- Early detection and treatment
- Access to all housing areas
- Handling cows in ways to reduce stress
- Open housing
- Free stall barns
- Never tied to a stall
- Barns and parlors designed for cow comfort
- Farm employees receive continuing cow care education
- Paired calf housing
Read more about our animal care practices and see them in action.
Validus Certification
Our Company-owned dairy farms and milk plants are audited and certified by Validus, an independent firm that is USDA process-verified for their animal welfare certification. The Validus Animal Welfare certification program includes an assessment of each farm’s animal care practices with more than 115 animal welfare metrics, including locomotion, cleanliness, body condition, behavior, facilities, protocols and management.
Each of our Company-owned facilities has maintained Validus Animal Welfare certification since 2005, or their respective establishment or opening. Each has consistently received the highest available audit scores.
Read more about the Validus Third Party Certification process.
High Plains Dairy Farm
Gill, CO
Sustainability
Living Our Company Values
Working to care for our animals, people, planet and giving back to our local communities.
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR SUSTAINABILITY GOALS
High Plains Dairy Farm
Gill, CO