Farmers Say Mega-Dairies Milk the Organic System

For milk to be labeled organic, the USDA says that cows must be raised on pesticide-free feed, without hormones, but it doesn’t regulate how much time the cows must spend out in pasture. As organic mega-dairies with thousands of cows sprout up across the country, small-dairy farmers complain that some so-called “organic” cows don’t get enough pasture time.

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