Organic Milk: Is the Grass Greener on the Other Side?

Autor/in	Palliser, Janna
Titel	Organic Milk: Is the Grass Greener on the Other Side?
Quelle	In: Science Scope, 34 (2011) 8, S.12-17 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0887-2376
Schlagwörter	Food Service; Agricultural Occupations; Agriculture; Poisoning; Agricultural Production; Animals; Farm Management + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Agriculture; Occupation; Landwirtschaft; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Production; Produktion; Agrarproduktion; Landwirtschaftliche Produktion; Animal; Tier; Tiere
Abstract	This article looks at the costs and benefits of producing organic milk. To be organic, dairy farmers must use organic fertilizer and organic pesticides, and the cows are not given supplemental hormones or antibiotics--that is, the milk must be produced without chemicals, hormones, or antibiotics (Hannon 2009). The organic versus nonorganic world can be confusing. Is it worth it? It is certainly a personal decision, with health, economics, and values coming into play. Knowing more about food production and standards is critical: What are the health implications of food additives? What do studies say about the long-term implications of pesticide use, etc.? Thinking about what one eats, where the food comes from, and how it is produced is complex, but worthy of attention. (Contains 2 figures.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10