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Aaron Gómez Orellan and Carlos Durán joined Cornell CALS’ Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) team this semester as undergraduate interns. Aaron and Carlos hope to get the most out of this opportunity by diving deeper into sustainable...

Headlands are the areas bordering a field. Compared to the rest of the field, headlands are more exposed to wildlife, pests, disease, nutrient loss to weeds, and the elements. They are also at a higher risk for compaction because equipment...

With hundreds of thousands of acres of corn in New York, it's crucial to support farmers’ efforts to optimize crop production. Yield varies in crop fields for many reasons, including soil fertility and topography. In a recent study, Cornell CALS...

Julianna Lee '24 joined the Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) as an undergraduate. During her time at Cornell, she earned a bachelors of science in agricultural sciences and minored in education and Asian American studies. Read on to...

Soil testing is a crucial part of efficient, effective crop production, allowing for farm decision-makers to consider different nutrient management strategies based on their soil test results. Cornell’s Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP)...

Each summer, Cornell’s Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) offers a variety of internships which provide experiences in the field and the lab. Interns are mentored by faculty, staff, graduate students, and professionals. We sat down with...

In early August, interns from six programs in the Animal Science department gathered in Frank Morrison Hall for the second annual Animal Science Poster Session. This gave interns an opportunity to discuss their projects with peers, faculty...

Ben Polson ’23 and Shirley Zhang ’23 are graduating from CALS’ Biometry and Statistics major this May. While studying at Cornell, both explored digital agriculture opportunities with the Cornell Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP). Hear...

Over the last 20 years, the Cornell Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) has worked with dairy farmers across New York state to employ research aimed at reducing agricultural operations’ environmental footprint.

The Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) works with farmers, farm advisors and state agencies to conduct research and advise on the nutrient management of field crops across New York State. This summer, the program welcomed Dairy...

Benjamin Yeh ’22 is a Statistics major with a minor in Computer Science and Celia Walden ’22 is a Biometry and Statistics major. What do they have in common? Having no prior experience with agriculture, Yeh and Walden spent the last year working with the Cornell Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) where they dove into the rapidly expanding field of digital agriculture.