Sometimes persistence pay off for consumer protection groups. The Organic Consumers Association declared war on Monsanto and after 14 years have influenced the company to sell off its Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH) division. The association issued the following release

"Monsanto announced on August 6 it will "divest" or sell off its controversial genetically engineered animal drug, recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH). Monsanto's divestment of rBGH is a direct result of 14 years of determined opposition by organic consumer, public interest, and family farmer groups. Since its founding, the Organic Consumers Association has campaigned against this cruel and dangerous drug, pointing out to organic and health-minded consumers that rBGH-tainted dairy products pose unacceptable dangers to humans from increased antibiotic residues and elevated levels of a potent cancer tumor promoter called IGF-1. OCA's "Millions Against Monsanto" campaign has generated over a quarter million emails and petition signatures on the topic of rBGH, helping make rBGH one of the most controversial food products in the world. We'd like to thank you and all our allies for taking part in this 14-year campaign and helping to bring one of the world's largest and most powerful corporations to its knees. Now let's break Monsanto's stranglehold over seeds and take away their mandate to force-feed genetically engineered food to an unwilling public. Help us push through federal legislation to require mandatory labeling and safety-testing of GMOs (genetically modified organisms.)"

To learn more about GMO's, the effects of round-up, PCB,s and other products view the 27 minute video Millions Against Monsanto Campaign.

I am as guilty as the next farmer when it comes to using round-up under my fences and other places I do not want weeds to grow. I will look for an alternative product to do the same thing that has less impact on the environment. I saw a demonstration in Oklahoma this year using goats penned in a narrow strip of fence by the fence to eat the weeds and grass. It worked, but if you have miles of fences that would take a lot of time to move and a lot of goats. If anyone knows an organic way to keep fence rows cleaned, let me know.