livestock

Response times may be slow due to the wildfires affecting Santa Cruz County and Covid-19. Organic compliance deadlines and inspections will be delayed for businesses affected by these crises. Read the latest updates on the Northern California wildfires, and visit our Covid-19 webpage to find pandemic-specific information »

Los tiempos de respuesta serán lentos debido a los incendios forestales afectando al condado de Santa Cruz y COVID-19. Los plazos de cumplimiento orgánico y las inspecciones se retrasarán para los negocios afectados por estas crisis.  Lea las últimas actualizaciones sobre los incendios forestales del norte de California y visite nuestra página web de Covid-19 para encontrar información específica a la pandemia »

To narrow your selection further, filter to show Forms & Documents or FAQs.

Allowed Livestock Medications

Helpful tips on allowed medications for organic livestock.

Apiculture Colony Application

Use this form, in place of the Livestock Animal Application, to describe your bee hive/colony. Submit this with your initial CCOF application or if/when you have new hives/colonies you wish to certify.

Certification Tips for Livestock Operations

Helpful tips for livestock operations starting out in organic certification.

Dry Matter Intake from Pasture

Use this worksheet throughout the grazing season to document the Dry Matter Intake (DMI) in each ration fed to each class of animal. Complete a new worksheet any time the ration for a class of animals changes.

Feed Type DMI Table

Use this document as a reference for average dry matter percentages for common feeds.

H2.2 Livestock Feed

Describe your organic livestock feed products. Attach labels to this form. Update this form when you add a new product.

H2.8 Temporary Livestock Management

If you hold live animals for slaughter for up to one week, tell us how you manage them.

Introduction to Livestock Certification

Helpful tips on livestock certification.

Livestock Offsite Location Affidavit

A CCOF certified operation may use another certified organic location for animal grazing and/or management if records are maintained that fully disclose all activities and transactions. Use this form to add a certified organic offsite location to your Organic System Plan.

Risk Management Options for Organic Livestock and Forage Production in California

USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) Risk Management Options for Organic Livestock and Forage Production in California

  • Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP)
  • RMA Crop Insurance for Organic Alfalfa in California

USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Disaster Assistance Programs for Organic Livestock and Forage Production in California

  • Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)
  • Additional Disaster Assistance Programs

Pages

Subscribe to livestock

Find us on the web:

Sign up for the CCOF Newsletter!

Subscribe to our newsletter for updates                      
and news from CCOF.

 

 

Sitemap | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | Report Issues | Log In

© 2018 CCOF Certification Services, LLC; CCOF, Inc.; CCOF Foundation
2155 Delaware Avenue, Suite 150, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
T: (831) 423-2263  |  F: (831) 423-4528  |  ccof@ccof.org