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<blockquote data-quote="betweenthelines" data-source="post: 7692875" data-attributes="member: 45282"><p>If the public want to pay more for "organic" food that's up to them and I have no problem with farmers exploiting that (but look on the Dairy forum and you'll see that Omsco are paying less than most other Processors atm)</p><p></p><p>What I do have a problem with is the organic zealots who, like Religious zealots, insist, with no independent evidence, that their way is somehow "better" or "more worthy" or "sustainable"-whatever that means. </p><p></p><p>What is worthy, better or more sustainable about reducing output per acre when the shortfall will be covered by turning vast areas of rain forest into intensively farmed land?</p><p></p><p>Flog your high priced stuff to the public, but please stop telling everyone you are saving the planet.</p><p></p><p>It also irks that the very term "organic" as applied to foods seems highly flexible-for instance if a cow on an "organic" farm gets mastitis, it can be treated with AB's it's milk is dumped (as with non organic AB treated cows) and after a few days, it's milk goes back into the "organic" pool as the cow magically becomes "organic" once more.</p><p></p><p>What's wrong with using scientific knowledge to improve things anyway? Isn't this what happens every time someone visits a Doctor or takes some medicines?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="betweenthelines, post: 7692875, member: 45282"] If the public want to pay more for "organic" food that's up to them and I have no problem with farmers exploiting that (but look on the Dairy forum and you'll see that Omsco are paying less than most other Processors atm) What I do have a problem with is the organic zealots who, like Religious zealots, insist, with no independent evidence, that their way is somehow "better" or "more worthy" or "sustainable"-whatever that means. What is worthy, better or more sustainable about reducing output per acre when the shortfall will be covered by turning vast areas of rain forest into intensively farmed land? Flog your high priced stuff to the public, but please stop telling everyone you are saving the planet. It also irks that the very term "organic" as applied to foods seems highly flexible-for instance if a cow on an "organic" farm gets mastitis, it can be treated with AB's it's milk is dumped (as with non organic AB treated cows) and after a few days, it's milk goes back into the "organic" pool as the cow magically becomes "organic" once more. What's wrong with using scientific knowledge to improve things anyway? Isn't this what happens every time someone visits a Doctor or takes some medicines? [/QUOTE]
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