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Turf wars: New rules for organic dairies' cows
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press Writer
The Associated Press - Tuesday, November 18, 2008

To hear why one dairy farmer does NOT want to go organic and how he keeps farmers in business by stabilizing milk prices, listen to WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show with guest Dr. Sam Simon, co-founder of Hudson Valley Fresh, a Dutchess county dairy cooperative in New York State.

Joining the new leaders in Washington, D.C., is Jeff Moyer, farm director of the Rodale Institute, who was elected chair of the USDA’s National Organic Standards Board this week. The board members’ vote elevated Moyer from his vice-chair position held during 2008, his third year of a five-year term on the organic community’s high-profile advisory body to the National Organic Program staff, who are employees of the USDA.