In the two decades since the Straus Dairy in Marshall was the first in the West to become certified organic, most others in the region have followed, creating a cash cow that gets bigger every year.
With 25 of Marin’s 29 dairies now organic, the value of organic milk production is soaring, rocketing 61 percent last year to $33.6 million for the milk product equivalent of about 12.6 million gallons.
At the same time, the value of conventional milk production in Marin plummeted 57 percent to $5.7 million in 2014.
“This is good news,” said Marin Agricultural Commissioner Stacy K. Carlsen. “People want organic Marin County milk and they’re willing to pay for it.”
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