Quote Originally Posted by SadieKate View Post
Why "ew" to traditionally farmed animals? What does "traditionally" mean to you? And animals have been fed corn forever. Matter of fact, our farm grows its own corn to feed to its own animals - feed and animal right on the same farm cutting out much of the transportation cost.

Growing food to produce fuel is a new one to our human history, but not feeding corn to animals.
Not that this was directed at me, but I'm adding my 2 cents anyway.

I thought the problem with corn was specifically with cows. They have rumens and are "designed" to eat grass. A total corn diet can make them sick, hence the reason for antibiotics. But this is usually mentioned along with the factory-farming situation, where they're kept in close quarters, and fed some fairly noxious stuff along with the corn.

In my mind, "traditionally farmed" means less fertilizer and pesticides along with proper diet and some amount of grazing. You know, the whole "happy cow" scenario. :-) But I just read about farming, I don't have any first-hand knowledge.

It's interesting that the "Corn Refiners Association" is paying for advertising. Maybe the rise in diabetes has finally gotten some attention? I suppose that's too much to hope for. They're probably just suffering under the current economic conditions. But HFCS is supposed to have some interesting molecular characteristics that contribute to obesity and diabetes.