
Access a detailed version of our comprehensive standards in the documents below or reference this quick, at-a-glance overview of the key standards being met at each certification level to understand which level could be achievable for your farm or ranch.


No outdoor access required

Bedding requirements indoors

Minimum space requirements

No tail-docking, teeth clipping, or de-tusking. Minimum weaning age 28 days.

No more than 25% slatted floors


No outdoor access required

Bedding requirements indoors & additional enrichments required

More space required

No tail-docking, teeth clipping, or de-tusking. Minimum weaning age 35 days.

No more than 25% slatted floors


Outdoor access required

Enrichments indoors and out (wallows, sprinklers, or showers required)

Outdoor area maintained with a minimum 25% vegetative cover

No tail-docking, teeth clipping, or de-tusking. Minimum weaning age 42 days.

No more than 25% slatted floors


Raised on pasture

Outdoor shade & wallows, sprinklers, or showers required

Pasture maintained with a minimum 25% vegetative cover

No tail-docking, teeth clipping, or de-tusking. Minimum weaning age 42 days.

No more than 25% slatted floors


Continuous outdoor living on pasture

Outdoor shade & wallows, sprinklers, or showers required

Pasture maintained with a minimum 50% vegetative cover

Minimum weaning age 56 days

No physical alterations, including castration

No slatted floors permitted


Continuous outdoor living on pasture

Outdoor shade & wallows, sprinklers, or showers required

Pasture maintained with a minimum 50% vegetative cover

Minimum weaning age 56 days

No physical alterations, including castration

No slatted floors permitted

No transport time; entire life on farm
All levels of certification:
Farrowing crates and gestation stalls prohibited | No antibiotics ever | No added hormones* | No animal by-products | Every farm 3rd party audited every 15 months
*Federal regulations prohibit the use of hormones in raising pigs.
Standards in green indicate a new or changed requirement from the previous certification level.