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Cows depend on microbes to live. Thousands of different species inhabit the rumen, the largest section of a cow’s four-section stomach. They ferment the grass that cow eats and extract nutrients, providing metabolites essential for the cow to...

The free website, called MeatSuite, helps customers find local meat producers and estimates the costs and savings of buying meat in bulk.

Abby White, Agricultural Sciences, Cornell CALS ‘29 and Candyce Lee, Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas Pine Bluff ‘27, joined the Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) as interns this summer. We sat down with Abby and Candyce...

Preliminary Cornell research on managing the dreaded seedcorn maggot is giving hope to growers across the state ahead of New York’s 2029 ban on neonicotinoid pesticides in field crops: Side-by-side farm trials of neonic-treated vs. untreated...

Researchers used satellite images to identify 1.8 million trees in New York City, a new approach that could be broadly implemented to increase cooling and improve air quality in cities.

Dear Students, Faculty, Alumni and Friends of the AIISP, We are writing to inform you that Cornell's American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program (AIISP) will transition its administrative home from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences...

Each year, undergraduates from a wide variety of academic and professional backgrounds come together to share their research and summer internship experiences with colleagues, peers, farmers and more. Read on to learn about their summer...

The mixing waters in the Labrador Sea, sandwiched between Greenland and Newfoundland, provides enough oxygen to sustain life throughout the deep North Atlantic Ocean.

Lindy Taggart's 4-H roots run deep. The lifelong Delaware County resident’s connections trace back to the 1920s when her father visited Camp Shankitunk and met a forestry-minded county agent who left a lasting impression. Decades later, Lindy...

Relevance Delaware County contains sensitive watersheds, including portions of the New York City drinking water supply watershed in the Delaware River basin and the Upper Susquehanna River/Chesapeake Bay watershed. The small farms in this...

After a successful pilot launch in the spring, Cornell’s AI Critical Literacy Program will be offered in the fall to all incoming students as well as other interested students, faculty members and staff.

Growers routinely conduct their own on-farm experiments, testing different seeds and management strategies to improve yields and long-term sustainability. But most growers don’t have the time, resources or expertise that scientists have to fully...

Relevance Access to licensed commercial kitchen space is a significant barrier for food entrepreneurs seeking to start or expand value-added food businesses. Without appropriate facilities, small businesses face challenges meeting food safety...

Researchers and extension staff translated complex research into a hands-on curriculum – including the construction and deployment of floating robots – for New York State teachers and their students.

NYS 4-H Camps Specialist Shawn Tiede's path to 4-H began with an unexpected recruitment, one that led him from Boy Scouts to a career shaped by camp cabins, campfires, and countless young people finding their place. Over the years, Tiede has...

Carmen Moraru, the Yongkeun Joh Professor of Food Science, has been appointed senior associate dean in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), effective Aug. 15. She will succeed Corrie Moreau, who left Cornell to become dean of...

Relevance Nearly 800,000 private woodland owners manage more than 10 million acres of forestland across New York. These forests support environmental quality, wildlife habitat, forest products and rural economies. Most landowners lack formal...

Relevance Agritourism has become an increasingly important strategy for farm diversification and economic sustainability in New York. According to the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, 947 New York farms offered agritourism, generating $55.5...