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Unfortunately the consumer has been duped for the almighty dollar! But it isn't Monsanto that duped them. No, it was some other greedy businesses and some misinformed activitists. No, I don't work for Monsanto. Yes, I operate a familydairy farm, and no, I don't use Monsanto's product.

The growth hormone (rbST) that the cows are injected with does NOT enter the cow’s milk, ever. It does help the cow's body make more efficient use of her feed, which helps her produce more milk. This milk contains exactly the same hormones in the same quantity that ALL milk, even organic milk, contains. NO MILK IS HORMONE FREE.

And contrary to what the label implies, nothing extra or different is in the milk. There is NO test that can tell the difference between the milk from cows that have used the supplement and those that have not. Believe me if there were a test that could do this, the inventor would be rich!

Even if the hormone that the cows are injected with did end up in the milk, it is NOT the same hormone that human professional athletes abuse. It is strictly a bovine (cow) hormone and is bovine specific. The human body is unable to use this hormone.

As for antibiotics, NO milk or meat that you purchase contains antibiotics. It is the LAW. And the testing procedures are strict. Anything that tests positive for antibiotics is dumped and the farmer who shipped it is penalized. Dairies are inspected by the Health Dept. more than most restaurants you eat in.

Some of you say that it is a form of abuse to the dairy cow to use rbST. Let me tell you a little something about these magnificent creatures. Although they are very large, they are also VERY sensitive! If they feel the slightest bit stressed, uncomfortable or their rations (feed) are perfectly balanced, they will start to decrease their milk production. If conditions don't improve, they will quit lactating. So you can see it is in the farmers & the cows best interest that we, the farmers, take the very best care we possibly can of these "girls". Our "girls" see a vet once a month and have a professional nutrionist balance their diet weekly. This is a standard practice on most dairy farms. Most people don't take of their own families as well as dairymen take care of their cows!

I am a mother too, so I wouldn’t feed my family anything I didn’t know was 100% safe & I NEVER buy anything with a label that tells me what ISN’T in the product (hormone-free, organic, antibiotic-free, etc.). I want to know what IS in the food.

Actually the production of organic milk is more harmful to the environment than traditionally produced milk. It requires more cows, which requires more fossil fuel, electricity, water, etc. to produce the same amount of milk. More cows mean more manure to manage and more land. And the farm land available keeps shrinking as people move to the country to build homes. So even though organic "sounds" more environmentally friendly, it really isn't in the long run.

Please don't allow yourselves to be terrorized by the tactics these people are using. All they want is to separate you from more of your money by making you THINK you are getting something that you are NOT.

ALL milk is safe, and in this tough economic time, I think the object is to feed as many people as safely and cheaply as we can, while preserving more of our earth's resources, and modern farming methods can accomplish all of these objectives.

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