rBST in the Midwest

I recently returned from a trip to the Midwest. Dairy producers there are fighting against processors who want to go "rBST-free" with their dairy products. I've heard more commotion about this fight over the use of rBST from producers there than we ever heard from producers here in the West.

Here's the link to a producer who doesn't use the product but is trying to help consumers see why they should want milk produced with rBST.

http://northviewdiary.blogspot.com/

Obviously, the fact that milk produced without the use of rBST requires the consumption of more fossil fuels and grain in order to produce the same amount of milk has not been widely publicized. Like it or not, rBST is actually more "green" than many think.