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Farmers harness wind to save apples

Could the state’s valuable apple crops be saved from the region’s unpredictable weather by… wind machines? According to an article in the Albany Times-Union, enormous propane-powered fans outfitted with 12-foot blades are being installed on...

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New method makes puffed rice pop with more nutrients
Puffed rice just got more snap, crackle and pop, thanks to a new method for making puffed rice that retains nutrients and allows producers to fortify cereals with vitamins and protein. The new method developed by food science professor Syed...

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Emerald Ash Borer on the move

With warmer weather approaching, New Yorkers and people all across the Northeast are bracing for the coming of the Emerald Ash Borer or EAB. EAB is an invasive, exotic insect that quickly kills all ash trees once it becomes established in an...

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Grapes 101: Untangling the Concepts of Vines
Untangling the Concepts of Vine Size, Capacity, Crop Level, Vigor, and Vine Balance Grapevines use nutrients and water from the soil and sunlight to convert carbon dioxide into leaves, fruit, canes, trunks, and roots. Producing optimal yields of...
  • Food Science
  • Viticulture and Enology
  • Food

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The Ripple Effect: Inspiring Conservation Through Teaching

Natural Resources undergraduate Evan Barrientos documents work in environmental education done by Ninos y Crias, an environmental nonprofit in Yucatán, Mexico, and its significance to the conservation of nature.

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Endowed NYSAES directorship paves way for agricultural innovation

The Goichman name has been associated with Cornell’s enology and viticulture program since 2009, when businessman Larry Goichman ‘66 and his wife, Jennifer, endowed the first professorship of enology and viticulture at the New York State...

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Faculty Focus: Melissa Warden

Melissa Warden hopes to better understand behavior and psychiatric conditions by probing the brains of rodents – using pond scum and pulses of light. The newest addition to the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Warden will be aided in her...

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Grapes 101: Bud Fruitfulness and Yield
Bud Fruitfulness and Yield As grapes enter dormancy, the maximum crop potential for the next growing season has already been determined. Each compound bud has the potential to produce three shoots from the primary, secondary, and tertiary buds...
  • Food Science
  • Viticulture and Enology
  • Food

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Grapes 101: Conversion Factors

Conversion Factors: From Vineyard to Bottle As with any question of this nature, there are a lot of variables to consider. What kind of grapes are we talking about? Have they swelled up with rain or dehydrated because of sun or noble rot? How...

  • Food Science
  • Viticulture and Enology
  • Food
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Grapes 101: Wine Sensory
Formal and Informal Wine Sensory Evaluation Swirl, sniff, sip, and swallow: most wine drinkers know the routine for wine evaluation. But what about sensory evaluation in the lab, wine cellar, tasting room, and wine competitions? Here we review...
  • Food Science
  • Viticulture and Enology
  • Food
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Hemp cannabinoids may have evolved to deter insect pests

Cannabinoids, naturally occurring compounds found in hemp plants, may have evolved to deter pests from chewing on them, according to experiments that showed higher cannabinoid concentrations in hemp leaves led to proportionately less damage from...

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
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NYS families to access more fresh produce via $8M USDA grant

Cornell researchers are helping to improve and expand a program that makes fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetable more affordable for New York state families with low incomes.

  • Food
  • Department of Communication
  • Agriculture
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Einaudi fellowships support students learning uncommon languages

Applications are open for Rare and Distinctive Language Fellowships, which offer students intensive summer study in modern languages that are not commonly taught, including Zulu, Finnish, Yiddish, Sinhala, Tibetan and Burmese.

  • Communication
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Gene German, food industry proponent, dies at 90

Gene German, professor emeritus of agricultural economics, died Oct. 9. He was 90.

  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Food
A man, Christopher Mahn, holds up a float coat he wore as a mechanic on an aircraft carrier in a classroom. Other military items litter the table in front of him.

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Cornell’s military veterans share their histories

A current student veteran has been exploring the stories of Cornell's military veterans through a collection of interviews and memorabilia.