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Grape agrivoltaics

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Cornell researchers have identified a promising way to increase revenue for Concord grape farmers in western New York and provide clean energy for the region. In a new study published September 1, 2025, in Applied Energy, they analyzed the...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture
basket filled with produce and wine

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Across the world, harvest celebrations are one of the most common human traditions. Though they vary in mythology and performance, they are united in their celebration of plentiful harvests, and the health and peace that abundant food helps...
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Agriculture
Riesling grapes in mid-harvest along Keuka Lake in what looks to be an excellent year for New York state wineries.

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In a wetter, hotter, more turbulent weather world, New York state wineries will endure new hardship, but they may be better off than most.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Department of Entomology
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
Rows of grape vines in a field at Cornell AgriTech Gates farm.

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The new method allows a grower to use a smartphone to video grape vines while driving a tractor or walking through the vineyard at night. Growers may then upload their video to a server to process the data. The system relies on computer-vision...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
Terry Bates looks at computer while on his tractor

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The researchers – Terry Bates, senior research associate at the Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory, and Justine Vanden Heuvel, professor of horticulture – are both from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Like most...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
  • Agriculture
Men and women sitting at a table sampling wine

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Younger consumers aren’t engaging with it like their older peers, and are drinking less in general, but sustainably produced wine could change that. According to a 2019 Wine Intelligence consumer survey, sustainable wine had the highest future...
  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
Woman stands with drone in middle of vineyard

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The research is possible thanks to a grant from the Pennsylvania Wine Marketing and Research Program. The award begins this year with $60,000 for year 1; the grant will be renewed each year, dependent on progress, for up to three years and $160...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Agriculture
  • Plants
A woman with short brown hair smiling and looking at grapes hanging from a vine

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Two Cornell researchers are tackling the age-old problem using 21st century tools: inexpensive, touch-sensitive soft robots that can help growers predict yield and detect fungal threats.' Justine Vanden Heuvel, associate professor of...
  • Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section

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Justine Vanden Heuvel, associate professor of enology and viticulture in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, earned this year’s research award from the New York Wine and Grape Foundation.

  • Beverages