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Joseph Ganley joined our CoE team in July as a business development specialist. As part of our business development team, Joe works with our member entrepreneurs and businesses to help them start and grow their enterprises here in New York. Joe...

Robert Batt began his Cooperative Extension journey began when he was just eight years old as a 4-H participant, sparking a lifelong passion for community development and leadership. From early experiences at county fairs to his current role as...

For decades, Cornell's food science students have dominated a national competition. This year, it was a near-sweep.

Each summer at Jones Beach State Park, Cornell Cooperative Extension Nassau County and partners engage more than 200 local kids, often from under-resourced communities, with marine wildlife and ecology, water safety and sustainability education.

A $4.8  million gift will allow Cornell and partners to expand a project to improve Tanzania’s cassava seed system.

Water resource managers are increasingly investigating removing dams to restore connectivity and improve aquatic habitats, water quality and fish passage.

This week, cool down at one of Seneca Lake's breweries or restaurants with a pint of PURE Brew made with a new AgriTech hop variety.

Twenty people from 12 countries swore the oath of allegiance to the United States to become new citizens at a naturalization ceremony held at the College of Veterinary Medicine on July 23.

What inspired you to pursue agronomy? I am Brazilian, and I was raised on a third-generation farm in São Miguel do Iguaçu, Paraná, a small town near the tri-border area with Paraguay and Argentina. As a child, I developed a deep interest in...

Rising global food demand has forced beef producers to face significant challenges. Climate adaptation, the increased cost of raising cattle to market and consumer misperception of agricultural practices are just some of the issues they must...

LakeEffect, the first winter malting barley released by the Cornell Small Grains Breeding Program, produces high yields, is disease resistant and has a good malting profile, researchers in the School of Integrative Plant Science said.

Two types of parasites that often use deer as hosts, but rarely lead to illness in them, are much more problematic in moose, where they can cause many symptoms and be fatal.

The new PRO-LIVESTOCK team will develop and implement programs statewide and conduct applied research in collaboration with Cornell faculty and Cornell Cooperative Extension educators. PRO-LIVESTOCK mirrors Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY, a nationally...

Americans eat more romaine than any other lettuce. But it has been plagued by recurrent foodborne-illness outbreaks.

A new study examines how a cyanobacteria manipulates its environment to give itself advantages to take over the water column, leading to harmful algal blooms and mats in lakes during hot summers.

The new PRO-LIVESTOCK team will develop and implement programs statewide and conduct applied research in collaboration with Cornell faculty and Cornell Cooperative Extension educators. PRO-LIVESTOCK mirrors Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY, a nationally...

Scientists have sequenced the complete genome of a roundworm used extensively in biological research, opening a new pathway for synthetic biologists to build and test genetic changes in a multicellular animal species.