US: Fighting on a battlefield the size of a milk label - (New York Times)
March 9, 2008 – 5:29 pmA new advocacy group closely tied to Monsanto has, according to this story, started a counteroffensive to stop the proliferation of milk that comes from cows that arent treated with synthetic bovine growth hormone.
The group, called American Farmers for the Advancement and Conservation of Technology, or Afact, says it is a grass-roots organization that came together to defend members right to use recombinant bovine somatotropin, also known as rBST or rBGH, an artificial hormone that stimulates milk production. It is sold by Monsanto under the brand name Posilac.
Dairy farmers are indeed part of the organization. But Afact was organized in part by Monsanto and a Colorado consultant who lists Monsanto as a client.
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