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Bridgen named Long Island Farm Bureau Citizen of the Year

  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
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Rod Zeltmann, 50-year employee of Cornell AES, “pinnacle of reliability”
For 50 years, Rod Zeltmann has been preparing fields, fixing equipment, helping researchers and supporting the agricultural community through his work as a field assistant at the Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center (LIHREC)...
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Long Island Research & Extension Center
  • Agriculture
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‘One-stop shop’ marks century of ag research, extension on L.I.

The Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center on Sept. 22 will celebrate a century of applied research and education supporting the region’s agricultural and horticultural businesses.

  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Long Island Research & Extension Center
  • Agriculture
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Experiential Learning Fund Established at Cornell University’s LIHREC
Dr. Bridgen, a Professor of Horticulture and Plant Breeding, and Director of LIHREC since 2002, formed a plan with friends of LIHREC to establish an endowment to fund student internships in 2008. After establishing the initial principal to start...
  • Long Island Research & Extension Center
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
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Pi Alpha Xi welcomes new members
Pi Alpha Xi (PAX), the national honor society for horticulture and plant sciences, welcomed 26 new members during a November 15, 2021 ceremony. “It was another large group of inductees this year, and it was great to see in person many of last...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plants
  • Horticulture

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An inside look at the Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center’s plant breeding programs

Horticulture Professor Mark Bridgen serves as the director of the Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center in Riverhead, NY. There, the 68-acre facility is dedicated to providing research and extension services that support Long...

  • Long Island Research & Extension Center
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section