Producer Certification

Producer certification for farms & ranches is guided by a set of standards which need to be met in order for agricultural operations to use the Food Alliance Certified Producer seal.
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Farm & Ranch Evaluation Criteria

Every Food Alliance Certified producer meets our Whole Farm/Ranch evaluation criteria as well as a set of evaluation criteria for each crop or animal product that is certified. Food Alliance maintains inspection tools with evaluation criteria for over 3o livestock and cropping systems.
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Our crop- and animal-specific inspection tools contain both fixed and variable evaluation criteria. Fixed criteria must be met to qualify for certification. Variable criteria are the basis for a point system that helps determine whether the farm or ranch meets the performance threshold for certification.

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