richard_nogginn

Corn and Its Industry: The Next Tobacco

Ya know hog feed is a mixture of cracked corn and cracked beans (soybeans for non-farm folks. Cattle are grass and hay fed, then go to the feedlot where they are fed alfalfa, beans, milo, and corn...depending on the lot's owner. Corn isn't the problem when it comes to eating store bought meat. Steroids and/or growth hormones administered to the animal are a problem, and you consume them daily.

I've heard a lot of things like this during my lifetime. First it was butter (which is better than margarine), then eggs (which also have omega 3). Ruining butter production was so that the margarine companies could sell their product. Ruining egg production was misguided, but at least the intent was good.

If you want an eye-opener, go check out the ag departments requirements for "organic" farming. The organic farmer is allowed to use roundup (or others) for weedkiller, and malthion D (or others) for bug killer.