CALS plant pathologists put the squeeze on citrus disease
01.18.2012
Genetically engineered orange trees developed by college of Agriculture and Life Sciences' scientists to fight a deadly bacterial citrus disease in Florida will soon be put to the test.

Rugged new strawberry has a hint of pineapple
01.12.2012
Herriot is a new tasty strawberry variety with high yields, vigor, disease resistance, eye appeal and a hint of pineapple flavor.

Wasp rediscovered after almost 100 years
01.12.2012
Two tiny wasps have been found in Geneva, N.Y.: One hasn't been seen on this continent since its initial discovery by Cornell scientists in 1915, and the other has never been seen here.

Willow biofuels program ignites with new boiler
01.06.2012
The willow bioenergy program has a new $950,000 grant for breeding willow and installing a boiler to heat two buildings at Cornell's experiment station in Geneva.

Strep-resistant fire blight found in New York orchards
01.06.2012
Cornell plant pathologists are warning New York apple and pear growers after discovering that a strain of fire blight is resistant to traditional treatments.

Custodians go 'green' in Ithaca and Geneva
11.01.2011
Custodians on campus have been 'green cleaning' for years; their systems have now been adopted by the New York Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, where custodians continue to get 'greener.'

Three grants will help sweeten N.Y. apple crop
10.26.2011
Researchers have received three grants to reduce apple tree losses and enhance production efficiency among growers.

Researchers attack a very, very bad stink bug
10.18.2011
Cornell researchers have received almost half a million dollars to help in the fight against the new invasive, the the brown marmorated stink bug, which has the potential to destroy New York's crops.

Honey compound is a natural preservative
10.17.2011
Microbiologist Randy Worobo has discovered an antimicrobial compound from honey that could be a promising candidate as a natural preservative to prevent food-borne illness and food spoilage.

Researchers get $4.5M for next generation grapes
10.14.2011
Cornell has received $4.5 million to make grape breeding more efficient and to develop new disease-resistance, cold hardy generations of grapes.

New CU raspberry extends harvest into November
09.15.2011
A new Cornell raspberry variety, Crimson Giant, was developed specifically for the New York climate and can extend the harvest window for fresh, local raspberries to the beginning of November.

Hotline and wine lab relaunch after 25 years
08.17.2011
The New York State Wine Analytical Lab at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, N.Y., with new equipment, serves as a troubleshooter for state wineries.

Cornell showcased at Northeast's largest farm show
08.17.2011
From apples and corn to onion jellies and solar smoothies, thousands of visitors to the 78th annual Empire Farm Days got a taste of Cornell's contributions to the agricultural community.

Geneva lab saves money by testing viable crop seeds
07.05.2011
The New York State Seed Testing Laboratory saves growers and New York state significant sums by preventing crop losses.

Common eastern bumblebee can boost pumpkin yields
07.05.2011
A Cornell entomologist has identified the common eastern bumblebee as the best native pollinator for pumpkins and is studying its role in other vegetables as well.

Students take top prize for cassava cookies
06.27.2011
Various Cornellians reaped prizes at the Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting, June 11-14, including a student team who took first prize for developing cassava cookies for poor countries.

Summer scholars hosted by CALS learn about careers
06.20.2011
The Departments of Food Science and of Plant Pathology each host about one dozen undergraduates from around the country as summer scholars to garner career interest in their fields.

Exhibit to feature Big Red apples trees silhouetted
06.16.2011
Los Angeles artist Jessica Rath worked with Professor Susan Brown to use Cornell apple trees as a basis for a photography exhibit in Pasadena next year.

Ag station sows science literacy in Geneva
06.01.2011
Professors from Cornell's New York State Agricultural Experiment Station are working with third graders in Geneva in a hands-on science program to teach elementary school students about plant science.

Urban Eden class plants in Ithaca and Geneva
06.01.2011
Students in Cornell's Creating the Urban Eden course gave the horticulture hall in Geneva a landscape makeover this semester.

Honorary Degrees for Experiment Station Leaders
05.23.2011
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES) Director Thomas Burr and his predecessor, James Hunter, were awarded honorary degrees at Hobart and William Smith Colleges during commencement ceremonies in Geneva on May 15, 2011.

Andrew Landers receives Research Award
05.11.2011
The New York Wine and Grape Foundation presented its Research Award to Andrew Landers at its annual Unity Banquet on February 18.

April showers bring May glowers, from growers
05.03.2011
April's record rainfall has prompted New  York farmers to delay planting many crops, say Cornell experts, who give advice on what to do.

NYS Experiment Station goes green behind the scenes
04.20.2011
The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva is going 'green' in a variety of ways, from using electric vehicles to exploring wind energy and bioenergy.

New York produces eco-friendly vines and wines
04.20.2011
Cornell is teaching students and producers how to incorporate sustainable practices in growing grapes and developing wines through a course for students and workbook for professionals.

Wine conference addresses aging and keeping of wines
04.19.2011
The 40th Annual New York State Wine Industry Workshop in Geneva, N.Y., April 13-15, examined winemaking and its challenges in eastern, cool-climate wine regions.

Alliance works toward safer fresh food
04.04.2011
The Produce Safety Alliance at Cornell calls on farmers, researchers, state officials, produce industry experts and others interested in produce safety to join one of 10 alliance working committees.

Grant will attack late blight outbreaks
03.31.2011
Cornell researchers were recently awarded $1.5 million as part of a $9 million grant to develop a unified, interdisciplinary and tech-savvy approach to outpace the pathogen.

N.Y. wine industry facing stinky threat, professor warns
03.21.2011
The pests - spotted wing fruit flies and brown marmorated stink bugs - could hit Finger Lakes vineyards this summer, said experts at the Finger Lakes Grape Growers' Conference in Geneva, N.Y.

'NY Nightly News' features Cornell Enologists
03.09.2011
Anna Katharine Mansfield, assistant professor of Enology and Christopher Gerling, Enology extension associate, stop by NBC's "New York Nightly News" to talk about New York's fine wines.

Robert Becker Memorial Library Continues to Grow
02.21.2011
In this month’s newsletter from the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries there appears an update on the Robert Becker Memorial Library located on the Seed Savers Exchange (SSE) campus in Decorah, IA.  The following is adapted from that article with the author’s permission.

$1.3 million grant to boost eastern wine industry
01.17.2011
Cornell has received some $1.3 million as part of a larger grant to help East Coast vineyards be more productive.

Cornell University, U.S. government launch new $1.15 million produce safety alliance
11.04.2010
The three-year, $1.15 million partnership funded by the FDA and USDA, that will be housed in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will extend Cornell’s national Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) program.

FDA, USDA, CU announce alliance for produce safety
11.04.2010
The FDA, USDA and Cornell join together to give produce growers and packagers on-farm food safety knowledge in advance of a proposed produce safety regulation.

Cornell-led team develops eastern broccoli industry
10.25.2010
The project aims to develop a more sustainable industry that produces broccoli locally, reduces emissions from cross-country trucking and conserves scarce western U.S. irrigation water.

Geneva to Host International Conference on Grapevine Genetics and Breeding
07.30.2010
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences hosts the 10th International Conference on Grapevine Genetics and Breeding at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva.

Summer scholars focus on plant disease
08.10.2009
The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station hosts 11 undergraduates from around the country in a new plant sciences program.

Cornell plans large presence at Empire Farm Days 2009
08.03.2009
Cornell to highlight value-added agriculture at largest outdoor agricultural fair in the Northeast.

SAGES awards inaugural scholarship to Geneva-area student
08.02.2009
The Student Association of the Geneva Experiment Station (SAGES) selected High School senior for "commitment to the advancement of agriculture."

Cornell helps develop robotic tractor and sprayer
02.03.2009
Andrew Landers, a pesticide application engineer at NYSAES, is part of a $3.9 million USDA-funded project to develop, test and evaluate a fleet of autonomous tractors designed for precision agriculture applications.