Feed Program

A national farmer-owned, quality-oriented, competitively-priced, all-organic feed service.

Services

  • Sourcing, testing for quality, and arranging delivery of quality organic feeds.
  • Direct shipment of individual ingredients or bulk delivery of complete feeds.
  • Products sold on a spot market basis or through stable-priced contracts.
  • Members and non-members served.

Products

  • Grains, beans, oilseeds, hay, by-products, apple cider vinegar, molasses, special blends, complete feeds (no high-moisture products such as haylage or silage.)
  • Raw materials sourced exclusively from certified organic growers in the United States
    and Canada.
  • Feed crops acquired from CROPP’s Grower Pool and from the open market.

Quality Testing

We routinely test organic feeds for:

  • US Grade (test weight, foreign material, moisture) if applicable.
  • Nutrition (crude protein, ADF, NDF, fat, ash, TDN, NEL.)
  • Relative Forage Quality and other parameters for hay.
  • Mycotoxins if suspected.

This commitment to quality control gives buyers a high level of assurance about the products they are buying. Additional testing can also be provided upon request. (Some spot market sales are made without testing on an “as represented by vendor” basis if the buyer cannot wait for test results and waives this requirement.)

Eight Reasons To Purchase Organic Hay From The Cropp Cooperative Feed Program

  1. National Organic Program (USDA) certified organic. Our hay is grown on clean, fertile soils as part of a soil-building crop rotation with no chemical fertilizers or pesticides.
  2. Affordable. Organic hay costs little more than conventional hay.
  3. Assured quality. Every lot tested.
  4. Logistics. We arrange delivery right to your door directly from the grower.
  5. Diversity. All kinds of hay available.
  6. Relative Forage Quality. Priced according to RFQ, the professional index.
  7. Different bale sizes. Mostly large squares –3' x 3' x 8', 3' x 4' x 8', 4' x 4' x 8' bales. Small square bales by special order.
  8. Nutrition. Great source of fiber, protein, and energy.