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AI-powered precision farming systems, smart insect traps for pest control and nutrient-enhanced crops were some of the projects showcased at the second CALS Innovation Day, hosted by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Research and...

Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Fruit and Soil Health Program Work Teams held a joint meeting July 11 to tour research orchards and facilities for updates on the latest science from Ithaca-based faculty and staff. The day started with a morning...

For Andrew James ’26, it all started with one not-so-giant peach. Growing up in Dallas, TX, most of the yards in James’ neighborhood were made up of Bermuda grass, but James’ dad, Dustin James ’97, decided to try planting a peach tree. “There...

While New York’s farmers face more extreme weather events, they are learning to adapt, says a new statewide climate impacts assessment, led and written by two Cornell researchers.

This is the second in a series of stories detailing actions CALS students, faculty and staff have taken over the past year to make our community a more diverse, equitable and inclusive place for everyone. Here, we highlight college efforts to design a more inclusive curriculum and detail some of the courses CALS faculty have developed or adapted to address issues of racial, social, gender, economic and environmental justice.

Several Cornellians – appointed by Gov. Kathy Hochul – will explore how the warming environment will affect New York’s communities, ecosystems and economy in the new Climate Impacts Assessment project.

No single organic weed control option works particularly well alone to control weeds in apple orchards during establishment. But strategies combining techniques do work well, particularly using wood chip mulches with organic herbicides. That’s...

Chris Gerling, extension associate in the food science department, and Greg Peck, assistant professor in the horitculture section of the School of Integrative Plant Science, both recently received major awards from the cider industry.

New York has more cider producers than any other state, and that leadership position is no fluke: our state has an excellent climate and soils for growing flavorful cider apples.

With the enormous growth of the hard cider market in New York, our researchers offer crucial information the state's apple growers and cider producers need to keep innovating.

Farmers in the Northeast are adopting production habits tailored to longer, warming climate conditions, but they may face spring planting whiplash as they confront saturated fields from heavy rain.