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Cornell scientists work toward engineering plants and other organisms to grow into usable, biodegradable forms.

Boil them, mash them, stick them in a stew – potatoes are the most-consumed vegetable in New York and the U.S., accounting for $100 billion of the U.S. economy. Although New York’s share of total potato production has decreased over time, with...

Six projects led by Cornell and The Nature Conservancy researchers have been awarded grants from Cornell Atkinson.

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and its eBird program, a participatory-science platform in which anyone around the world can submit bird sightings and sounds for scientists to use in research, recently hit a pair of major milestones.

With funding from New York state, PRO-LIVESTOCK aims to support the region's livestock farmers, beginning with cattle, goat and sheep farmers, and two new hires have been traversing New York to spread the word.

This fact sheet authored by PRO-DAIRY forage systems specialist Joe Lawrence was shared in the August 2025 PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and legislators. The challenges...

PRO-DAIRY business management specialists Jason Karszes, Lainey Koval and Mary Kate MacKenzie shared these reports in the August 2025 PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and...

Why do cats purr when they are happy? Can I still eat that pizza I left out overnight? What is the carbon footprint of a football game? CALS courses are designed to help you seek answers to your everyday questions, leading you to build knowledge...

Maria ‘Flip’ Filippi, local foods program leader and Harvest Kitchen manager for St. Lawrence County Cooperative Extension, is a passionate educator dedicated to meaningful, community-driven work that enriches daily life and fosters connection...

Options other than neonicotinoids can help farmers who grow large-seeded vegetable crops such as snap bean, dry bean and sweet corn.

“Joellen is a dynamic and engaging educator who has connected thousands of New Yorkers with information and resources to identify and protect themselves and their families from ticks and tick-borne diseases,” Gangloff-Kaufmann said. “We are...

Cornell Integrated Pest Management Pesticide Safety Education Program Lead Michael Helms and newly retired Pesticide Safety Educator Dan Wixted received awards during the annual meeting of the American Association of Pesticide Safety Educators...

Researchers developed machine-learning models that can sift through cell-free RNA and identify key biomarkers for chronic fatigue syndrome, a debilitating disease that is difficult to confirm in patients because its symptoms can be easily...

Enthusiasm is always palpable at a Junior DAIRY LEADER graduation, held in August on the Cornell campus at Morrison Hall. The day is a culmination of an intense year of hands-on learning, exposure to industry issues, networking, farm tours and...

Cornell researchers have developed an implant system that can treat Type 1 diabetes by supplying extra oxygen to densely packed insulin-secreting cells, without the need for immunosuppression.

Bittner-Singer Orchards, a 400-acre farm in Niagara County along the shores of Lake Ontario, looks like your average orchard but is also a site of cutting-edge Cornell research.

Faculty and students in School of Integrative Plant Science (SIPS) received numerous awards and recognitions at the 2025 Annual Conference of American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS), July 28-August 1 in New Orleans, Louisiana:

Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (Cornell CALS) has signed a new articulation agreement with Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3), creating a direct transfer pathway for students pursuing careers in agriculture...