Have you heard about the shortage of organic milk? Apparently demand for organic milk increase by 17% last year, which is good for dairy farmers. However, the price of organic feed and hay has also increased which is making it hard for farmers to meet the spike in demand, especially when their income remains the same. The inability to meet a growing demand makes one thing for certain; the law of supply will cause a surge in prices. This couldn’t come at a worse time for me. After reading the fun fact in Men’s Health below it was enough for me to want to pay that little extra for organic milk.

Milk contains hormones that may cause cancer.:
In 1970, a typical dairy cow could produce about 10,000 pounds of milk per year. Today, that same cow produces roughly 20,000 pounds. So did cows change? Nope. It’s their feed that’s different. Today’s cows are routinely fed a hormone called recombinant bovine somatotropin, or rBST. Problem is, studies have linked rBST to a multitude of cancers, including those of the prostate, breast, and colon. And while milk from rBST-treated cows is ubiquitous in America’s supermarkets, some of the biggest players are getting wise. Stores like Whole Foods, Wal-Mart, and Kroger only carry rBST-free dairy.