Organic Valley, a farmer owned organic dairy cooperative.
1687 Owners Strong
Soy
You'll say "Yum!" to the delicious taste of Organic Valley Soy. Our American-grown, identity-preserved organic beans and whole-bean process give you the most nutritious, flavorful, high fiber soy available. Organic. It’s all we do!
All our soybeans are grown in America’s soybean belt. We have carefully selected soybean varieties ideal for soy beverages. Nature has provided us with perfect soybeans and we see no need to isolate, concentrate or re-engineer them. We test our identity-preserved organic soybeans to be free of genetic engineering before the crop is planted. We know that non-genetically modified soybeans make OV Soy superior—another product we are honored to produce in harmony with nature.
Todd Boss
Manchester, IA
Todd Boss and Donna Swanson grew up as neighbors and fellow 4-Hers in Manchester. Five years after they finished school, Cupid struck. Now Todd and Donna happily run the Boss family's 70 year-old farm, while living on Donna's family farm down the road. Frustrated with shrinking margins in conventional farming, in 2000 they began to convert their land to organic crops, including corn, oats, hay and of course soy. Today, T&D Farms is a family affair, with the Boss' two children, Zach and Mikaela, pitching in when they're not busy with sports. "Farming organically has allowed us to have a more sustainable, safer cropping system," said Todd. "By growing organic, we hope to get back to our roots."
Gary Bakken
Decorah, IA
The Bakken family farmed conventionally for decades before converting to organic in 1996. The fourth generation to farm his land, Gary Bakken takes great pride in eschewing chemicals and "taking it back to the ways that his great grandfather operated." Today, Gary and his family pasture cattle and produce corn, oats and hay on their Northeast Iowa farm. Much of 350 acre farm consists of rolling hills, so they use contour strips to help reduce erosion. As the seasons change, the strips change color and become a beautiful array of colors.
Wayne Wangsness
Decorah, IA
Wayne Wangsness was only 3 when he first saw his family's picturesque farm, but the sight sparked a love affair with the land. It is this land that produced a major highlight of Wayne's 40-plus year farming career: a soybean. Several years ago, Wayne helped form a co-op of farmers who grow organic soybeans bred specifically for Organic Valley Soy. The beans represent Wayne's hard work and symbolize his farming philosophy: Grow something special and join with other farmers to market and sell it.
Today, Wayne has his son Ryan and his family farming with him. "I enjoy watching him grow as a farmer,” says Wayne. “I think it is every father's dream to have his son follow in his footsteps."
John Martin
Belle Plaine, IA
Just south of Belle Plaine in Iowa County, John Martin has 160 organic acres which he works pretty much by himself. Dairy cows used to be the mainstay of the farm, and he still maintains a herd of 16 Holsteins., but organic hay, corn, and soybeans now take up the majority of John's time.
Even more than usual, John's got a very busy season ahead. He's transitioning 70 of a neighbor's acres to organic, and he'll be farming 30 of his own acres that have been out of production for 20 years in the Conservation Reserve Program. With all of this on his plate, you wouldn't believe he's 61 years old. He laughs and points out that he eats well. "I live the lifestyle,” he says. “Always have."
