Basics
Dairy Crisis 101
2009-10-16
You’re not getting what you pay for in the dairy aisle these days. While shoppers are led to believe that the milk they purchase comes from tranquil pastures, where farmers watch over happy milk cows grazing on green fields, the reality is not so idyllic. Today’s dairy industry doesn’t work for consumers, who pay more than ever at the grocery store, or for small and mid-sized family farmers, who aren’t paid enough for the milk they produce to break even. It seems like everyone is losing, except for the processors and retailers who skim off all the cream.
rBGH: Anything but Green
2008-07-02
One of the many factors contributing to factory-scale dairy operations is recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH or also sometimes called rBST), an artificial growth hormone developed by Monsanto to increase dairy cows’ milk output. Industrial agriculture proponents proclaim that farming on a large scale, and using technology such as rBGH, is better for the environment. That's just plain wrong.
rBGH: What the Research Shows
2007-09-10
The Food and Drug Administration has dismissed evidence of health risks for both humans and cows in order to approve the use of rBGH. This fact sheet provides a sampling of research that raises serious concerns about the safety of rBGH/rBST
Say No to rBGH!
2007-01-17
Starbucks and rBGH
2006-03-30
Fact Sheets
Reports
- rBGH: How Artificial Hormones Damage the Dairy Industry and Endanger Public Health — Recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH), also cal ...