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A dairy cow inside a barn

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The 2024 business year was a higher earnings year on average across New York dairy farms that participated in the Dairy Farm Business Summary (DFBS), as noted in the 2024 DFBS Progress of the Dairy Farm Report. Strong milk prices and component...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
Ribas Finalist

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We are thrilled to announce that Cornell Landscape Architecture has been named a finalist for the Ribas Piera International University Prize 2025, part of the 13th Barcelona International Landscape Biennial. The award ceremony will be held on...
  • Landscape Architecture
urban golf course from above

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Co-authored by the Cornell Turfgrass Program, the New York Golf Economic & Environmental Impact Report documents how the state’s golf courses provide both recreational and ecological values. The in-depth analysis tracks environmental protection...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
A yellow soy crop growing on the left and a green corn crop growing on the left

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Sustainable farms need an effective workforce led by managers with strong leadership skills. We developed an intensive supervisory development program composed of online learning that leads to a certificate.
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
drought stressed corn

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This fact sheet authored by PRO-DAIRY forage systems specialist Joe Lawrence was shared in the September 2025 PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and legislators. The 2025...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Cornell Dairy
  • PRO-DAIRY
Garden plots located in New York City.

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The Urban Agriculture and Civic Engagement Project addressed the need for enhanced civic engagement and STEM learning among youth through urban agriculture in New York City. Recognizing the potential of urban agriculture to foster students’...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
School Lunch tray with milk, peas, apple, pasta, roll

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Farm to school programs in K-12 schools and early care and education sites engage young people in hands-on learning and empower school nutrition professionals to source and promote healthy, local food for school meal programs. Program design...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
Mixed vegetables on display

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Purpose Introducing projects focused on nutrition and healthy living in youth community programming is crucial in combating the prevalence of diabetes, heart disease, and stroke in adulthood. CUCE-NYC has addressed this need by implementing the...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
Aerial view of lake located in Tioga County, NY

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The Cornell Climate Stewards Program trains NYS residents on the science, impacts, and solutions to climate change – so that they can support municipalities taking part in NYS Climate Smart Communities – and helps residents plan and implement...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
Young deer hiding in the forest

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White-tailed deer significantly impact seedling growth and forest regeneration in much of the eastern United States. Regeneration data are only collected at 20% of field sites annually by US Forest Service staff and are not useful for setting...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
drought stressed corn

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This fact sheet authored by PRO-DAIRY forage systems specialist Joe Lawrence was shared in the August 2025 PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and legislators. The challenges...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Cornell Dairy
  • PRO-DAIRY
A dairy cow inside a barn

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PRO-DAIRY business management specialists Jason Karszes, Lainey Koval and Mary Kate MacKenzie shared these reports in the August 2025 PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
tops of the interior of 2 cans, showing different colors & textures

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A case study on the importance of terminology: A canned beverage producer received and used cans from a supplier without issues over multiple months of storage. However, without warning, several runs of cans in 2024 showed evidence of hydrogen...
  • Food Science
  • Viticulture and Enology
2 pics of diseased, unusable grapes on the vines

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently reviewing the registration of the fungicide Mancozeb, with proposed changes that may impact its use in grapes nationwide. This includes the potential removal of grapes from the approved...
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
  • Viticulture and Enology
  • Crops
man standing in field (left), diseased grapevines (right)

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With forthcoming EPA restrictions on broad-spectrum fungicides, the future of integrated grape disease management is evolving. Biofungicides are stepping into the spotlight—a surprising development even for me, a recently reformed traditionalist...
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
  • Viticulture and Enology
  • Crops
cows ins a bunk

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This fact sheet authored by PRO-DAIRY business management specialist Mary Kate MacKenzie was shared in the April 2025 PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and legislators. In...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
Grapes growing in a Cornell research orchard.

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All wine needs a story, and hybrids tell a great one. Some wines narrate tales of the land, whispering of rocky soils and steep cliffs. Others speak of heritage and tradition, showcasing techniques honed over centuries, proud family lineages...
  • Cornell AgriTech
Group photo during class outside

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Global Development Impact Brief #5 The Global Development Impact Brief series is designed to highlight Global Development’s work across disciplines, issues, and geographies in order to give readers insights into how we are advancing development...
  • Department of Global Development
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Global Development
A dairy cow inside a barn

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PRO-DAIRY business management specialists Mary Kate MacKenzie and Jason Karszes shared these reports in the December 2024 PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and legislators...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
two people on a tractor in a field

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In 2024, the corn silage hybrid evaluation program received 60 entries from 13 seed brands. Hybrid evaluation at multiple environments helps in decision making and expands the reach of this type of data to more farmers. Cornell, UVM, and seed...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • PRO-DAIRY