The purpose of organic inspections is to confirm that your operation meets the National Organic Program (NOP) standards and regulations both before it is certified and every year after as long as it remains certified. Inspectors do this by confirming that what you say in your application, called an Organic System Plan (OSP), is what you are doing in practice.
This form is used to document your current livestock suppliers. Update this form when suppliers change or you add new suppliers.
This template is available for download as a printable pdf or Excel document to list and describe your livestock.
Complete and submit this form to request approval for temporary confinement of your animals due to unforeseen circumstances not currently approved as allowable reasons for temporary confinement in your OSP.
Complete and submit this form to document locations where you store livestock feed, roughages for bedding, and/or livestock products as part of your OSP.
If you buy or receive live ruminant animals, request that your supplier complete this attestation or provide similar documentation to confirm which animals are eligible for slaughter as organic.
If you buy or receive live ruminant animals, use this receiving checklist to verify that they are eligible for slaughter as organic.
Complete this CCOF Regenerative Organic Certified® Program Contract to add the Regenerative Organic Certified® program to your CCOF NOP Certification.
A guide for creating parcel maps.
If you are adding a new parcel to your certification, also see our Add Acreage Instructions.
This manual describes the standards that apply to operations joining CCOF’s PrimusGFS program.