Grazing cows to organic specifications is expensive for farmers – which is why organic milk costs more, sometimes even double, its conventional counterpart in the dairy aisle. ORGANIC FOOD ISN’T ALL IT'S CRACKED UP TO BE, STUDY SUGGESTSIn order for the milk at dairies like Aurora to secure a USDA Organic seal, cows can’t be fed any hormones to stimulate production of milk. The new USDA Organic seal has seen a surge in food sales from $5 million annually in 2000 to $40 billion in 2015, according to the Organic Trade Association. When Post reporters took samples of Aurora's milk for scientific testing at Virginia Tech, the results showed that the Aurora milk was basically no different than conventional non-organic milk, from a nutrient makeup. In tests, Aurora’s milk levels were similar to the CLA and linoleic acid levels in regular milk, ranked slightly higher than conventional milks, but lower than other samples bearing the USDA organic label.

Source: Fox News May 03, 2017 16:18 UTC