Virginia Ishler
Nutrient Management Specialist
Department of Dairy and Animal Science
Penn State University
What are greenhouse gases?
Naturally occurring greenhouse gases consist of water vapor (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2)), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and ozone (O3). Gases produced from industrial activities include chlorofluorocarbons and hydrochlorofluorocarbons. Read the rest of this entry »
Henry I. Miller
New York Times - June 29, 2007
Stanford, Calif. - MILK occupies a special place in our lives and language. It has been dubbed natures most perfect food, and we speak sentimentally of the land of milk and honey and the milk of human kindness.
But things are turning sour for consumers of milk. The average price of a gallon of milk nationwide is up 37 cents since January, to $3.47. Strong demand and limited ability to increase production quickly are expected to increase prices more, and experts have speculated that the price per gallon could reach a record $5 by years end. High feed costs associated with the ramping up of American corn-based ethanol production are making it difficult to produce more milk. Read the rest of this entry »
Reprinted from Farmshine: May 4, 2007
Industry is heading down a slippery slope
By SHERRY BUNTING
Special for Farmshine
BROWNSTOWN, Pa. – The dairy industry is heading down a slippery slope. For those who may have thought the “rbST-free” milk labeling issue was an isolated concern: think again. Read the rest of this entry »
Terry Etherton
ABCNews.com presented a story on ABC World News Tonight on April 12, 2007 - the topic was Got Any Idea What’s in Milk? Miguel Marquez was the reporter.
Guess what? The story was slanted in an anti-science and anti-scientist manner. Some viewers who watched might conclude, “must be something wrong with conventional milk”. As readers of Terry Etherton Blog on Biotechnology know, all milk is the same - irrespective of whether is conventional, rbST-free or organic. The only difference within a fat class (i.e., skim, 2% or full-fat) is the price! Read the rest of this entry »
More than 500 interested parties join Monsanto to ask FDA and FTC to focus on companies that use deceptive milk labels and ads
ST LOUIS (April 3, 2007) – Monsanto Company announced today that letters from more than 500 concerned individuals and Monsanto have been submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requesting action to stop deceptive milk labeling and advertising. The two letters outline how certain milk labels and promotions that differentiate milk based on farmer use of POSILAC bovine somatotropin (bST) are misleading to consumers and do not meet the standards set by laws and regulations for either the Federal Trade Commission or the Food and Drug Administration. Read the rest of this entry »
