Scott Lively, an executive in the organic beef industry in the United States, has been promoting the wide-spread adoption of organic beef in US grocery stores and consumers. Involved with Pure Land America, Scott Lively is committed to transparency in his company and ensures all the beef products it sells meets California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) qualification.

1. Earning CCOF
Certification
for Organic
Operations
Scott Lively

2. Introduction
• Scott Lively, an executive in the organic beef industry in the
United States, has been promoting the wide-spread
adoption of organic beef in US grocery stores and
consumers. Involved with Pure Land America, Scott Lively is
committed to transparency in his company and ensures all
the beef products it sells meets California Certified Organic
Farmers (CCOF) qualification.
For upwards of four decades, CCOF has been advancing
organic agriculture through organic education, promotion,
and certification. The certification process from CCOF lasts
between six and 10 weeks, in most cases. It begins when an
organization or entity submits an Organic System Plan (OSP)
to the CCOF. This OSP serves as an application and grants
applicants the opportunity to explain their processes and
what they use for said processes.

3. CCOF Certification
• Once this application is submitted, CCOF reviews the OSP to
assess whether or not an applicant is suitable for organic
certification from the organization. Assuming the
application is accepted, the organization will schedule an
onsite inspection with the applicant and visit the production
area to ensure the integrity of the process. This inspection
occurs again once a year after entities receive certification
to ensure they remain compliant.
Results from the inspection are reported to CCOF
certification specialists and carefully reviewed for accuracy.
The organization makes a decision about granting
certification based on this review and will alert the applying
company as to their certification status and renewal
information if ultimately approved.