Almost-organic milk

I recently ran across this article on organic milk and animal welfare. A point the article makes that I had known but not thought about in-depth is that if a certified-organic dairy cow gets a bacterial infection, the farmer can use antibiotics on that cow, but she can never thereafter be classed as an organic animal. That creates a difficult situation for farmers, who must either postpone treatment, sell the cow after treatment, or be stuck with a cow they can no longer milk with the rest of the herd.

So this gave me an idea of an almost-organic dairy. It would be comprised of cows purchased from organic farmers after treatment with antibiotics for some ailment. The management of this herd would be organic (free of chemicals, antibiotics, and hormones, mainly grass-fed, etc.), but because the cows would be disqualified from the present USDA certification system, the milk could not be sold with an official organic label. If the almost-organic dairy farmer were a savvy marketer, or especially if he sold directly to consumers, he could explain that his production is chemical-free and follows all the organic guidelines, with the only difference being that his cows have been shut out of the organic certification system. Such a farmer could even ask for a price premium above the organic price because he is providing what could be considered public services. His dairy would be providing a home for rejected cows, and providing organic farmers with a more humane, profitable way to run their operation.

This would be a way to fill a market niche, lessen waste and suffering in the organic sector, and circumvent organic regulations that, while well-intentioned, are sometimes counterproductive. Any aspiring almost-organic dairy farmers out there?