Topic: Bst Milk

Monsanto has filed a patent for a genetically modified pig designed to produce more meat with less feed. German activists and politicians are opposing the patent, which would allow the company to sue farmers who breed the animals. The discussion expands to criticize the quality of industrial food, including tasteless BST-treated milk and the loss of traditional farming practices.

Former Monsanto board member Sharon Long has joined the Obama administration as a science advisor. Her appointment is seen as a move to prevent the mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods, a policy Obama previously supported. Monsanto's history of suing radio hosts and influencing agricultural practices in Iraq is cited as evidence of their extensive political reach.

The hosts criticize the Federal Reserve for manipulating the money supply, which they argue creates the boom-bust cycle rather than preventing it. Curry cites a Ron Paul video from the 1980s that frames currency dilution as a moral issue, comparing it to a government diluting milk. This leads to a discussion on Monsanto's bovine growth hormone (BST), which increases milk production but, according to Dvorak, results in a tasteless, lower-quality product.