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Jan Nyrop, former director of Cornell AgriTech and a recently retired professor of entomology, testifies at the Farm Bill listening session.

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Cornell leaders advocate for more ag research, extension in farm bill

Cornell AgriTech and extension representatives made suggestions regarding the next federal farm bill to congressional leaders at a two-hour listening session at the Broome County office of Cornell Cooperative Extension.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Agriculture
New York Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado tours the Cornell AgriTech

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State leaders seek farm bill feedback during AgriTech visit

Public investment in agricultural research supports farmers, food security, economic development and environmental sustainability, Cornell researchers told New York Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado during a tour Aug. 26 of Cornell AgriTech facilities in...

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Integrated Pest Management
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
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Postdoc’s mobile app helps growers manage crop diseases, pests
After working in the field with New York state growers, Heck, a postdoctoral associate from Brazil working in the lab of Sarah Pethybridge , associate professor of plant pathology and plant-microbe biology, said one challenge was that too many...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

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Don Barton, former director of Cornell AgriTech, dies at 100

Barton, who joined the Cornell faculty in 1951, served as the ninth director of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva – now known as Cornell AgriTech – from 1960 until his retirement in 1982.

  • Department of Entomology
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
Elected officials cut the ribbon on a new facility.

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Cornell AgriTech renovation supports distance learning for NY food and farm workers
A $3.5 million renovation of Jordan Hall on the Cornell AgriTech campus will enable more distance-learning opportunities for entrepreneurs, professionals and workers in New York state’s food and farm economy.
  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Agriculture

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Margaret Smith, new director and associate dean of Cornell Agricultural Experiment Station

Margaret Smith has been appointed as associate dean and director of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station (Cornell AES), effective August 1, 2020. Margaret came to Cornell in 1987 as a faculty member in Plant Breeding and...

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
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AgriTech Center of Excellence helps food, ag startups thrive
Since September 2018, the Center of Excellence for Food and Agriculture has supported more than 75 small, New York state-based companies. In this feature story, read about how the center has helped three of those businesses thrive.
  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Craft Beverage Institute
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Cornell Orchards Store to close Jan. 31
Beyond that date, a return of the public retail portion of the orchards is uncertain, as the operation has been struggling financially for many years. Administrators from the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station in Ithaca are...
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture

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Capitol Hill experience inspires CALS student to pursue legislative career

McBath traveled to Washington, D.C. with Jan Nyrop, director of Cornell AgriTech, Dianne Miller, senior director of federal relations, and other extension representatives from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS). While there...

  • Alumna/Alumnus
  • Prospective Undergraduate Student
  • Cornell AgriTech
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Workshop fuels discussion about biochar, NYS climate goals
As Gov. Andrew Cuomo was preparing to sign the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act into law, which he did July 18, researchers, policymakers and industry members gathered at Cornell’s pyrolysis facility in Leland Laboratory to...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section