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In 2020 Chobani partnered with Cornell CALS’ Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) to document dairy’s progress toward sustainability goals and help farmers further reduce the environmental impact of their farms. Hear from the researchers...
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Over 40 billion Oreo cookies are produced each year, making these chocolatey treats one of the world's most popular cookies. But how exactly are Oreos made? Bruno Xavier, Ph.D. '08, associate director of the Cornell Food Venture Center and...
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Denali found her way to the Cornell Raptor Program (CRP) in 2018 after injuring her right wing in a car accident. Though her rehabilitators initially thought she would be released, they soon realized her injury was more debilitating than they...
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How did you become a NY CARET Delegate? NY CARET Delegate opportunities are awarded to agricultural producers, commodity leaders, agribusiness leaders, state and local officials, consumers, scientists, and members of agriculture advisory boards...
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Meet Eli Newell ‘24, an undergraduate in global development who seeks to boost environmental health by using a key ingredient that is readily available – urine. Under the mentorship of Rebecca Nelson , professor in the Department of Global...
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Meet Noah Choe ’24, an undergraduate in Global Development who is driven by the ongoing quest for global food security with sustainable development at its core. With a double major in International Agriculture & Rural Development and Biometry &...
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The Humphrey PACT (Practitioner - Assistant - Collaborative - Training) Program pairs undergraduate students in Global Development with Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows to work on a research endeavor in the fields of agriculture, rural development...
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Lead NY is for committed leaders in the food, agriculture and natural resource sectors who wish to step up and make a difference in their community. In this article, Renee Ciardi, (NYFB - LeadNY Class 18), reflects on a LeadNY alumni trip, where...
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Growing up on his family’s vegetable farm in central Minnesota, Eric Branch had many positive interactions with extension programs, and this eventually led him to pursue extension as a career. Drawn by Cornell AgriTech’s long history of...
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For the past two years, Annika Rowland, a graduate student in the Sustainable Cropping Systems Lab at Cornell University, has been studying how to manage weeds in soybean production without the use of herbicides or cultivation. Rowland’s...
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One of Global Development’s fundamental principles is helping students gain an in-the-field experience through an engaged learning practicum. Engaged learning is experiential, community-centered and anchored in reflection. Undergraduates are...
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Gurpreet Kaur discovered a passion for soil microbiology while studying at Punjab Agricultural University in India. She followed that passion to Cornell CALS’ Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) where her Ph.D. focuses on the role of soil...
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Meet Cody Kugler, a gri-food innovations project manager for Cornell Global Development's new research group — Food Systems & Global Change. Cody recently completed Cornell Global Development's MPS program where she studied sustainability in the...
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Meet Kerstin Damerau, research associate for Cornell Global Development's new research group — Food Systems & Global Change. Formerly an independent consultant for ICRAF and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Kerstin's research...
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Meet Carlos Gonzalez Fischer, research associate for Cornell Global Development's new research group — Food Systems & Global Change. Formerly a postdoctoral scientist at the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre (NZAGRC)...
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Meet R amya Ambikapathi, senior research associate for Cornell Global Development's new research group — Food Systems & Global Change. Formerly a Research Scientist in the Department of Public Health at Purdue University Ramya's research broadly...
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Meet Daniel Mason-D'Croz, senior research associate for Cornell Global Development's new research group — Food Systems & Global Change. Formerly a Senior Research Scientist and Lead of the Sustainable Food Systems Futures team at the...
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Bhupinder Jatana , former postdoctoral research associate with the Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP), found his way to Cornell after completing a Ph.D. at Clemson University . Now returning to Clemson, Jatana begins building his own lab...
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NYSIPM’s vegetable specialists are conducting innovative research designed to mitigate these challenges. Our research is examining whether beneficial nematodes and fungi, applied directly to soil, can reduce striped cucumber beetle populations...
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