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A multidisciplinary, Cornell-led team of scientists has been selected for a $750,000 NASA grant to combine their expertise in remote sensing, climate and earth system computer modeling, plant pathology and genomics to better understand how plant...
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A new open-source computer model being developed by a Cornell-led interdisciplinary team will simulate production and quantify the environmental effects of management decisions made on dairy farms. The Ruminant Farms Systems Model project is...
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In the study, “ Pandemic Prices: Price Shocks from COVID-19 and Their Implications on Nutrition Security in India,” TCI analyzed the average weekly price of cereal grains, vegetables, pulses (the edible seeds of plants in the legume family, such...
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The project, which will focus specifically on the impact of high-bandwidth farm networking, has received a four-year, $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation. Phoebe Sengers, associate professor of information science, is...
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The genome-wide association study leveraged data collected from sites in India, Kenya and Mexico to better understand the shared genetic basis of resistance to yellow rust, a tenacious and widespread fungal disease caused by a pathogen prevalent...
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According to a new report from the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) that published July 15, researchers have mapped opportunities for India to reduce hunger and improve overall nutrition by reorienting its agricultural...
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Allison Chatrchyan and David Kay , senior research and extension associates in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Department of Global Development, are studying solar leasing on farmland in New York to better understand the economic...
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The protein, called AcrVIA1, can halt the CRISPR-Cas13 editing process, according to new research from Cornell, Rockefeller University and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center published in the journal Science July 3. “We’re expanding our...
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Due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, an additional $10 billion is urgently needed to prevent millions more people becoming food insecure, according to a new report by Cornell, the International Food Policy Research Institute and the...
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Launched at the start of this year, Global Development draws on the expertise of more than 60 researchers engaging on issues ranging from agricultural production and gender and wealth inequality to environmental sustainability and climate change...
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The innovative Study Away option will allow eligible international students to live and study at a college or university in their home country or region, with access to the host institution’s campus facilities and services. Cornell students will...
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The Zoom format will allow farmers, agriculture professionals, home gardeners and others to participate from a distance. The Empire Farm Days’ Virtual Soil Health Center, via Zoom, will provide short programs July 29-31. Participants can choose...
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However, commercial CEA requires an advanced knowledge of both plant biology and complex infrastructure. And while New York state ranks fourth in the nation for CEA production value, the workforce hasn’t been able to keep pace with industry...
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Diseases like dementia can develop years before people present any outward symptoms. Now, new Cornell research identifies the key role of a gene that helps protect the brain from damage.
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But a new Cornell study finds that when small-scale farmers are trained in food safety protocols and develop a farm food safety plan, new markets open up to them, leading to an overall gain in revenue. “Our results should be welcomed by growers...
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The study, “ Identification and Characterization of Colletotrichum Species Causing Apple Bitter Rot in New York and Description of C. noveboracense sp. nov.,” was published July 6 in the journal Scientific Reports. “We were shocked by what we...
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For the past month, they’ve orchestrated food box giveaways, providing free 20 lb. boxes of produce to county residents. To date, over 7,200 boxes have been given to Western New York families in need. That’s 144,000 pounds of fresh produce! The...
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The Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability has awarded seven Academic Venture Fund (AVF) interdisciplinary seed grants, totaling $1.1 million, for projects that engage faculty from eight Cornell colleges and 16 academic departments. In its...
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