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The invasive weed Palmer amaranth clogs rows of soybean plants in New York state.

News

A new study sheds light on Palmer amaranth's resistance to herbicides and points to alternative ways growers can combat the invasive weed.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Horticulture Section
A worker dries coffee at Kasenda coffee estate in the Rwenzori region of Uganda.

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Cornell University and World Coffee Research, backed by funding from USAID, are rolling out a new program focused on improving the resilience and productivity of coffee smallholder growers worldwide.

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Group tour on Costa Rican farm

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A new undergraduate minor in global development at Cornell will enhance students’ global perspective and ability to contribute to equitable solutions for the most urgent challenges facing people and the planet. Starting in fall 2024, the minor...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Agriculture
  • Applied Economics
Dusk over a wheat field in British Columbia

News

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
Members of the Onondaga Conservation Club standing in front of Temperance Hall on the Onondaga Nation, circa 1919.

News

A new exhibit in the lobby of Mann Library highlights the contributions of the first Haudenosaunee women in the College of Human Ecology, who benefited from home economics programs but were constrained by inadequate financial support, cultural...
  • American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program
  • Mann Library
a red panda stands on a tree limb

News

The loss of biodiversity is accelerating at an alarming rate, and scientists are turning to cutting-edge technology to preserve endangered species. Hannah Sylvester, a second-year PhD student in animal science, is helping to pioneer an...
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
  • Biodiversity
cows at bunk in a dairy barn

Report

This update was released in the October 2024 issue of PRO-DAIRY's e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and legislators. Given the unpredictable nature of the dairy industry, it is...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Cornell Dairy
  • PRO-DAIRY
bucket and shovel used to take soil samples

Report

This fact sheet authored by Kirsten Workman and Joe Lawrence was shared in a PRO-DAIRY e-Leader Forage Systems alert, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and legislators. Soil health is a key focus of corn...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
With the community, the 2024 Engineers in Action project team built a bridge over the Black Mbuluzi River in Eswatini - connecting 5,400 people to schools, health care and markets.

News

The Engineers in Action project team has built footbridges connecting thousands in Eswatini to schools, health care and markets - now the group is expanding their impact with two new projects.

  • Agriculture Sciences Major
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Environment
Cowpea growing in a research field at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) in Malawi in September.

News

This renewed funding will enable the Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement to strengthen its interdisciplinary efforts to support demand-driven, socially responsive crop improvement programs in key regions around the world.

  • Nutritional Sciences
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Three people standing in front of crops smiling, arm in arm.

Field Note

Three interns from Zamorano University in Honduras came to Cornell University to work for the Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) this August. Aidan Villanueva, Sara Rebeca Mach Tomas and Cristhian Said Galvez Espinoza are all graduating...
  • International Programs
  • Animal Science
  • Field Crops
danah boyd headshot

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danah boyd will be joining Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to pursue her passion for teaching, working with students and conducting research at the intersection of technology and society. Drawn by Cornell’s high...
Three women & a man sit on stage

News

Over 450 dairy nutritionists, consultants and industry professionals from around the world gathered in East Syracuse, New York, last week for the 86th Annual Cornell Nutrition Conference. At the conference, participants gained insight into the...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
Student model simulating water circulation and leachate movement at Seneca Meadows landfill. Photo by Angel Selenis.

News

Juniors in Cornell’s landscape architecture design studio are taking on a tall challenge this fall: to imagine the future of Seneca Meadows, New York State’s largest landfill.
  • American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Environment
a horse grazes in a field

Field Note

This summer, I had the privilege of interning with the Horse Farm Improvement Program (HFIP) through Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) in Livingston County, New York. The internship provided invaluable experience in horse farm management and...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Animal Science
Raul Lemus Garza speaking to a group of people outdoors

News

A native of Guatemala, Lemus Garza will build on an impressive background of extension and outreach to lead NYSIPM’s efforts to bridge language and cultural barriers to promote sustainable pest management practices among Spanish-speaking...
  • New York State Integrated Pest Management
Photo of cows eating feed in a barn.

Report

For farms that participated in the Dairy Farm Business Summary and Analysis Program (DFBS) in 2023, earnings were impacted by a significant drop in the net milk price received, which fell 18 percent from the record high prices in 2022. While...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
Bejamin Houlton.

News

The Cornell Board of Trustees’ Executive Committee voted Oct. 14 to approve a new five-year term, effective July 1, 2025.

  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Global Development
basket filled with produce and wine

News

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

News

When it comes to the U.S. elections, students are engaging with the ideas, conversing across difference and recognizing complexity - and are eager to vote, many for the first time.

  • Department of Communication