rBST is rearing up again

Things are heating up here in Michigan within the dairy industry. Oh, by the way...Good Morning!

Back to rBST....I know of one cooperative here in Michigan that is going to go rBST free in their milk and is currently asking it's members to stop using it by January 1, 2008. The producers have to sign an affidavit saying they won't use it.

Now all of a sudden Monsanto has hit the radio waves with commercials against this, with testimonials from dairy farmers saying they don't like being told they can't use the available technology for dairy producers. One farmer is from Missouri and another from Pennsylvania. These commercials just started yesterday.

Also yesterday I got an email notice that Penn State professor Terry Etherton will be in Michigan next week to hold meetings about the use of rBST....sponsored by...guess who? Yes, Monsanto. It's getting interesting around here...I plan on attending the meeting next week.

And yes, my cooperative is at least one who is going rBST free....Michigan Milk Producers Association.