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News

Cornell innovation allows growers to use corn seed planting machines to plant strips of milkweed or wildflowers next to their fields.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Department of Entomology
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
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CALS’ Research and Innovation Office is offering $10,000-$50,000 awards to support proposal development, patent or technology development, commercialization or community uses of AI.
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Agriculture Sciences Major
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Field Note

Marius Weigert is the Director of Innovation and Engagement in the CALS Research and Innovation Office (RIO). With over 15 years of experience in the business world, Marius aims to leverage his experience to support stakeholders in the CALS...
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Field Note

VM Agritech has spent the last five years developing Curezin, a broad-spectrum, copper-and-zinc-based fungicide that thanks to its unique chemistry, won’t lead to pathogenic resistance. When in-vitro testing by the University of Exeter showed...
  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science