tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241942599067818630.post1440336003223344699..comments2023-10-22T11:41:50.831-04:00Comments on Dairy Farm Adviser's Coffeeshop: Why people want labels on milkDairyScienceMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04539267790858973426noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241942599067818630.post-30960866810408355322008-08-20T12:23:00.000-04:002008-08-20T12:23:00.000-04:00It really seems like it's an 'apples and oranges' ...It really seems like it's an 'apples and oranges' argument. One the one side, people say that the milk is the same. The research is quite clear that milk from organic, conventional and non-rbST supplemented cows is identical (http://blogs.das.psu.edu/tetherton/wp-content/uploads/jada-rbst-paper-july-2008.pdf).<BR/><BR/>On the other side, consumers say that it's not the same for the cows, and that's what's important to them. <BR/><BR/>It's an interesting time.DairyScienceMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04539267790858973426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241942599067818630.post-32946466931807052032008-07-28T12:23:00.000-04:002008-07-28T12:23:00.000-04:00Mark, A dairy farmer I know won't use it because h...Mark, A dairy farmer I know won't use it because he thinks it "pushes the cows too far." He also isn't eager to support Monsanto.<BR/>Consumers tell me they simply distrust biotechnology as applied to farming in general and are trying to send a message that they support organic farming principles.<BR/><BR/>tvdlUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132452733492135291noreply@blogger.com