ITHACA -- Cornell researchers will watch five upstate New York dairy herds to learn about the problems of converting from conventional to organic farming.
Linda Garrison-Tikofsky, the veterinarian who is leading the project for Cornell's Quality Milk Production Services, said researchers will monitor and try to understand changes in animal health, milk quality and milk safety.
For dairy products to be certified as organic, the animals must be fed organic feeds, have access to unspoiled pasture and not be treated with antibiotics, hormones or certain other conventional therapies.
The study, paid for by a $1 million grant, will be conducted over three …
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