Stonyfield and CROPP enter new partnership to sustain organic dairy farming

CROPP, the nation’s largest organic milk cooperative recently announced that it has entered a new partnership with Stonyfield Organic. CROPP is best-known to the dairy industry for its Organic Valley brand of dairy products. For more than 11 years, CROPP has supplied milk for all of Stonyfield’s dairy products with the exception of fluid milk. However, in this new partnership, CROPP will manage the organic milk supply for Stonyfield fluid milk products and invite the farmers producing that milk into the cooperative. HP Hood, the previous supplier, will continue to process the milk. CROPP will also license the Stonyfield fluid milk brand and oversee its sales and retail distribution.

The goal of the new partnership, according to Stonyfield Organic, is to further sustain organic family farming and preserve consumer choice. "This broader partnership with Stonyfield keeps organic farmers organic, keeps organic land organic, helps keep toxins out of our bodies and our earth, and gives retailers and consumers a much-needed alternative," said George Siemon, CEO of CROPP Cooperative. CROPP Cooperative currently includes 1,333 members from across the country who produce a variety of organic foods, including dairy, meats, eggs, and produce.