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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...

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...

The findings of a new study reveal how the current instructions for reconstituting powdered formula are ambiguous and can fail to protect against potentially fatal food-borne bacteria.

A new blue colorant might help the food industry steer away from potentially harmful artificial dyes.

The Einhorn Center for Community Engagement awarded nine grants to a diverse array of projects that connect classroom learning with community partners.

Prior to joining Cornell IPM, Krysko spent nearly a decade overseeing the Northeast IPM Center’s StopPests in Housing Program, where she provided free IPM training and technical assistance to more than 200 affordable housing properties...

For a two and a half decades, NMSP has worked to support farmers with sound science, and made strides when it comes to on-farm research and extension. Led by Quirine Ketterings, NMSP focuses on the big picture when it comes to agriculture and...

Melissa Baideme had never worked in the food and beverage world until she jumped in the deep end and started CK Natural Fruit Juice in 2021. Four years later and she’s been named New York State Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small...