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Organic Valley (OV) is an independent cooperative of organic farmers based in La Farge, Wisconsin, United States near La Crosse, Wisconsin. Founded in 1988,〔Nelson, Brett. (Dean Foods To Street: Green Is Good. ) ''Forbes.'' 14 Sept 2004.〕 it is the largest organic farmer-owned cooperative in the world with over 1,800 farmer-owners across the United States, Canada, and Australia. Organic Valley markets products its products in all 50 states and exports to 25 countries. In 2014, growing annual sales neared $1 billion. ==Cooperative history== Organic Valley was founded in 1988 under the name CROPP (Coulee Region Organic Produce Pool) Cooperative. What began as a group of Wisconsin family farms selling their produce soon expanded into the production and local distribution of vegetables, and dairy products. The brand name "Organic Valley" was soon adopted, and the abbreviation "CROPP" was adjusted to Cooperative Regions of Organic Producer Pools. The original CROPP farms were located throughout southwest Wisconsin, primarily in the Kickapoo River Basin area near the cooperative's headquarters. Today Organic Valley comprises 1,800 farmer-owners located in 32 states and three Canadian provinces that specialize in sustainable, organic agriculture practices. Organic Valley has become the world's largest independent cooperative of organic family farmers and one of the nation's largest producers and distributors of organic produce, dairy, soy, and eggs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Organic Valley - History )〕 It also markets its line of beef, pork, turkey, and chicken products under the Organic Prairie brand.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Why Organic Prairie )〕 Products are marketed in all 50 states, Canada, China, Japan, and 22 other countries.〔 The United States is divided into three selling markets: the Western, Central, and Eastern Divisions. Each division is managed by sales staff, producers, and distributors directly associated with the cooperative. Organic Valley produces six regional milks that are produced, processed and distributed in New England, Northeast, Heartland, Rocky Mountain, California and the Pacific Northwest. Total sales in 2003 were $156 million and reached $972 million in 2014.〔 In 2009, Organic Valley launched a partnership with Stonyfield Farm and HP Hood agreeing to license the Stonyfield fluid milk brand, and manage sales and distribution. The deal also invited the farmers supplying that milk into the cooperative starting January 1, 2010.〔http://www.organicvalley.coop/newsroom/about-organic-valley/〕 As of 2014, the cooperative employed over 800 people; 400 at its La Farge headquarters and several hundred more at its Cashton, Wisconsin distribution center and offices. Opening in early 2016, construction has resumed on a second 40,000 square foot office building on the Cashton campus in order to accommodate continued growth of the cooperative.〔http://lacrossetribune.com/vernonbroadcaster/news/local/cashton-gets-million-grant-to-help-organic-valley-expansion/article_87baccbe-3d74-11e3-a3b4-001a4bcf887a.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Organic Valley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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