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Solar grazing project combines renewable energy and agriculture
Solar energy developers and farmers need land to operate, and a Cornell research project aims to demonstrate how co-locating solar arrays on farmland can be an environmentally friendly way to benefit both the renewable energy and agriculture industries.
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Animal Science
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New book helps farmers outsmart their weeds
Cornell and USDA scientists have produced the definitive guide to understanding agricultural weeds and how to manage them efficiently, effectively and ecologically. The 416-page book, “ Manage Weeds on Your Farm: A Guide to Ecological Strategies...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section
  • Agriculture
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In Memorium: Chuck Mohler
Charles “Chuck” Leon Mohler (73), senior research associate in the Section of Soil and Crop Sciences, School of Integrative Plant Science, at Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, died April 1, 2021. Dr. Mohler was born in Salem...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section
  • Organic
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Community remembers undergraduate student, artist and activist KAR Robison
Robison originally attended Baylor University, where they took courses in pre-medicine, philosophy and African studies. They went on to work in the field of sustainable food marketing in both San Diego and New York City for nearly 20 years...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
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Cornell donates 37 tons of produce to fight food insecurity
When new safety protocols forced Antonio DiTommaso, professor and chair of the Soil and Crop Sciences Section in the School of Integrative Plant Science, to downsize his field trials this spring, he was left with 1,800 surplus cabbage seedlings...
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section

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Two Cornell CALS faculty honored with Weiss teaching awards

The fellowship awards, announced by President Martha E. Pollack Oct. 20, are among Cornell’s highest honors for outstanding, exemplary teaching.

Kevin Kowalewski ’17, center, is joined by, from left, Dawn Chutkow, visiting professor of law; Cornell President Martha E. Pollack; and his mother, Julie Kowalewski

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2017 Merrill Scholars Honor Their Teachers and Mentors
Thirty-three outstanding seniors were recognized May 24 at the 29th annual Merrill Presidential Scholars Convocation luncheon. They, in turn, recognize a high school teacher and Cornell faculty member who have influenced them.
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DiTommaso wins IPM award for his way with weeds — and people
If two words could sum up Toni DiTommaso’s qualities as professor of weed science at Cornell University, “unbridled enthusiasm” — words from a nomination letter — fit the bill. Yet it’s not just his innovative Integrated Pest Management (IPM)...

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Four Cornell projects receive $1.65 million from USDA

Uncovering novel compounds from soil microbes that could be used to manage weeds. Understanding the genetics of how insects develop resistance to engineered crops that express a bacterial insecticide. These are two of four Cornell projects that...

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DiTommaso Wins Crop Science Teaching Award
Professor DiTommaso is a professor in Soil & Crop Sciences section in the School of Integrative Plant Science and the Richard C. Call Director of Agricultural Sciences. He currently teaches two undergraduate courses and one graduate course...