Now for the second part of this little rant. As if the poor reporting about ethanol by NPR was not enough to keep me lit up all day another report about our friends at Monsanto comes out as well.

Monsanto is in the courts again. This time they are after the dairy industry. Monsanto has had a history of aggressively protecting the patents
for their GMO seeds. They are well within their rights to do so. However, their goon squads and thug-like tactics leave much to be desired. Monsanto is going after companies that label their dairy products rBGH-Free. Monsanto holds the patent on rBGH or recumbent bovine growth hormone. It is given to dairy cows to vastly increase their milk production. Many people, for various reasons, are not crazy about the use of this hormone. There are several dairy producers, marketers and retailers who have chosen not to use Monsanto’s product. These companies have been labeling their products rBGH-Free.

Makes sense to me that as a consumer I have the choice in the products I buy. Monsanto does not feel the same way. Just like their victory in keeping their GMO corn and soybean content off the labels. They are now in court arguing that dairies that choose not to use this product cant tell us they are not using it. Yes, if you are not aware of the fact that in the United States, supposed champion of the free market concept, a corporation has
influenced policy makers to prevent people from knowing about the GMO content in the products they buy. If you buy anything in the US that has
anything derived from corn or soybean it is a GMO. And the company that produces it is not allowed to label it.

This is something that regardless of political ideology everyone who buys food in this country should be up in arms. Monsanto has a right to protect
their patents. Monsanto has a right to make a profit. Monsanto has a right to protection under the law. Monsanto does not have the right to prevent me from knowing what I am buying. We all have the right to know about what products we buy contain. This is the very essence of free market capitalism.

The consumer is allowed to make a choice about the products they buy. We have the right to know what is in the foods we eat and the products we buy. When corporations become so powerful that they can do the kind of crap Monsanto is doing today it is time for people to get angry. Get angry and take action. Contact the FDA tell them you want to know what is in the food you buy. Contact your Congress people let them know how you feel. This is our government and it only works when we do.