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<blockquote data-quote="IGotMyWings" data-source="post: 739960" data-attributes="member: 8639"><p>Cross pollination or brown bull/white cow mating is using nature to hopefully get the strongest points of each genus to surface in the offspring. As I said before, genetic modification, as in making something chemical resistant - to me - involves test tubes and adding God knows what, or taking away something else.</p><p></p><p>And Novaman, as for GMO being as natural as organic, it's not just me, but the USDA also disagrees with you, if an organic farmer during the re-certification process is found to have GMO feed, even if it's from cross pollination, he or she loses that certification and the ability to market organic meat or dairy. Below is a list of the hoops the organic farmer has to jump through to get that little stamp. </p><p></p><p>-All ingredients must be 100% organically produced</p><p>-<strong>100% organic feed is required</strong></p><p>-No growth hormones are allowed</p><p>-<strong>No genetically modified feeds are allowed</strong> </p><p>-No animal by-products of any form allowed in feed</p><p>-No antibiotics are allowed</p><p>-Restrictions on pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers</p><p>-No genetic engineering methods, ionizing radiation or sewage sludge for fertilization</p><p>-No synthetic chemicals, artificial preservatives or harmful additives such as sodium nitrite allowed in processing</p><p>-<strong>Annual inspection of producers and processors required for maintaining certification</strong></p><p>-Third party assessment required</p><p></p><p>So, you can say that those farms that raise and sell organics are just cashing in on the misinformation if you want, but I dare say that not many of you would "cash in" when doing so means that you have to forgo many advantages of modern cattle farming. Those of us that do natural or organic farming aren't getting any richer than you are. Yes I can sell at three times the regular market, but I also have that animal twice as long, so I have more invested in it's food and upkeep, so my turn around time is shot in the butt! On average, you're selling calves twice as fast as I can. Yes, I raise cattle for money, but I raise them the way I do because I believe it's a better choice, and because I have that conviction in how I want my food, and the food that I produce, I don't want Monsanto and the like controlling every aspect of the modern food chain.</p><p></p><p>I don't know if they are still on the shelf, but recently, Pepsi had come out with limited run retro pop. Pop made like it was when I was a kid. Real sugar and orange juice in Mountain Dew. My daughter likes Dew so I got her one to try, to see if she could taste a difference. She could. Real ingredients make real differences. If using real ingredients can make a noticeable change in something like Mountain Dew, don't you think that it can do the same for beef, poultry and dairy products?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IGotMyWings, post: 739960, member: 8639"] Cross pollination or brown bull/white cow mating is using nature to hopefully get the strongest points of each genus to surface in the offspring. As I said before, genetic modification, as in making something chemical resistant - to me - involves test tubes and adding God knows what, or taking away something else. And Novaman, as for GMO being as natural as organic, it's not just me, but the USDA also disagrees with you, if an organic farmer during the re-certification process is found to have GMO feed, even if it's from cross pollination, he or she loses that certification and the ability to market organic meat or dairy. Below is a list of the hoops the organic farmer has to jump through to get that little stamp. -All ingredients must be 100% organically produced -[b]100% organic feed is required[/b] -No growth hormones are allowed -[b]No genetically modified feeds are allowed[/b] -No animal by-products of any form allowed in feed -No antibiotics are allowed -Restrictions on pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers -No genetic engineering methods, ionizing radiation or sewage sludge for fertilization -No synthetic chemicals, artificial preservatives or harmful additives such as sodium nitrite allowed in processing -[b]Annual inspection of producers and processors required for maintaining certification[/b] -Third party assessment required So, you can say that those farms that raise and sell organics are just cashing in on the misinformation if you want, but I dare say that not many of you would "cash in" when doing so means that you have to forgo many advantages of modern cattle farming. Those of us that do natural or organic farming aren't getting any richer than you are. Yes I can sell at three times the regular market, but I also have that animal twice as long, so I have more invested in it's food and upkeep, so my turn around time is shot in the butt! On average, you're selling calves twice as fast as I can. Yes, I raise cattle for money, but I raise them the way I do because I believe it's a better choice, and because I have that conviction in how I want my food, and the food that I produce, I don't want Monsanto and the like controlling every aspect of the modern food chain. I don't know if they are still on the shelf, but recently, Pepsi had come out with limited run retro pop. Pop made like it was when I was a kid. Real sugar and orange juice in Mountain Dew. My daughter likes Dew so I got her one to try, to see if she could taste a difference. She could. Real ingredients make real differences. If using real ingredients can make a noticeable change in something like Mountain Dew, don't you think that it can do the same for beef, poultry and dairy products? [/QUOTE]
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