Organic Valley (OV) is an organic food brand and independent cooperative of organic farmers based in La Farge, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1988 and it is the largest farmer owned organic collective in North America with over $1.2 billion in annual sales as of 2020.[4]
Organic Valley markets milk and various dairy products as well as organic beef, pork, chicken, and turkey products under the Organic Valley or Organic Prairies brand.[4] With 1,800 farmer-owners across the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom,[5] Organic Valley markets its products in all 50 states and exports to 25 countries.
Cooperative history
Organic Valley was founded in 1988 under the name 'CROPP (Coulee Region Organic Produce Pool) Cooperative.[6] What began as a group of Wisconsin family farms selling their produce soon expanded into the production and local distribution of