ITHACA, N.Y. - The com petitive position of the dairy in dustry in the Northeast will depend heavily on the use of new products created through modern biotechnology, says a Cornell University agricultural economist. Robert J. Kalter, professor and chairman of Cornell’s Department of Agricultural Economics, says that research has led to new biotechnology products, such as bovine grown hormone, that will cut production costs substantially for dairy farmers. “Quick adoption of biotechnology products by the dairy industry will give it a competitive advantage over other food sources,” he stresses. Kalter made that prediction in a talk at a recent seminar on“ Agricultural Research Policy” held under the sponsorship of the University of Minnesota. Kalter is a faculty member of the New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell. 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