Comments on: Editorial Addresses Buying Organic http://www.wdexpo.org/2007/08/21/editorial-addresses-buying-organic/ The World Dairy Business Blog Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:25:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: John Kesich http://www.wdexpo.org/2007/08/21/editorial-addresses-buying-organic/#comment-47295 John Kesich Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:37:13 +0000 http://www.wdexpo.org/?p=1714#comment-47295 People only need to taste for themselves. I've had locally grown organic meat and produce. You can keep your agribusiness imitations. rBGH (recombinant bovine growth hormone) is not found in untreated cows. It is produced by genetically modified bacteria and injected into cows to increase milk production. How exactly is it supposed to get into the milk of untreated cows? Whether or not one can tell the difference between BGH and rBGH is another question. Is the author amazingly ill informed or trying to deliberately mislead? Either way that's enough propoganda for me. Speaking of rBGH, I suppose I should be touched that Monsanto and friends want to protect me from dairies that don't use it. Reminds me of the Monsanto settlements, complete with nondisclosure clauses, with farmers whose fields have been contaminated with Monsanto gmo canola. People have a right to know what is in their food and how it was produced. We also have a right to demand "no rBGH" milk. Every dairy is of course free to use rBGH, just tell me you're using it so I can choose not to buy it. If you're ashamed of rBGH maybe you shouldn't be using it? People only need to taste for themselves. I’ve had locally grown organic meat and produce. You can keep your agribusiness imitations.

rBGH (recombinant bovine growth hormone) is not found in untreated cows. It is produced by genetically modified bacteria and injected into cows to increase milk production. How exactly is it supposed to get into the milk of untreated cows? Whether or not one can tell the difference between BGH and rBGH is another question. Is the author amazingly ill informed or trying to deliberately mislead? Either way that’s enough propoganda for me.

Speaking of rBGH, I suppose I should be touched that Monsanto and friends want to protect me from dairies that don’t use it. Reminds me of the Monsanto settlements, complete with nondisclosure clauses, with farmers whose fields have been contaminated with Monsanto gmo canola.

People have a right to know what is in their food and how it was produced. We also have a right to demand “no rBGH” milk. Every dairy is of course free to use rBGH, just tell me you’re using it so I can choose not to buy it. If you’re ashamed of rBGH maybe you shouldn’t be using it?

]]> By: mary http://www.wdexpo.org/2007/08/21/editorial-addresses-buying-organic/#comment-46535 mary Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:59:30 +0000 http://www.wdexpo.org/?p=1714#comment-46535 Having attended a wonderful seminar last weekend with Joel Salatin on his eco-friendly farm........and going to organic farms where I buy produce and eggs and meat......I find this article unbalanced. The animals are cared for in a wonderful manner, they live a healthy happy life and when you taste the difference of an animal that eats grass from non-chemically treated land you can taste the difference and know that this is a healthier choice for you and your family. Maybe the profit margin for your grocer is higher, so go to your local farm and try to support them. It is a win-win solution. Having attended a wonderful seminar last weekend with Joel Salatin on his eco-friendly farm……..and going to organic farms where I buy produce and eggs and meat……I find this article unbalanced.
The animals are cared for in a wonderful manner, they live a healthy happy life and when you taste the difference of an animal that eats grass from non-chemically treated land you can taste the difference and know that this is a healthier choice for you and your family. Maybe the profit margin for your grocer is higher, so go to your local farm and try to support them. It is a win-win solution.

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