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Diana Reyes Gomez is a postdoctoral associate in the lab of Joseph McFadden at Cornell University. Her work focuses on innovative strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance the efficiency of dairy cattle. In particular, she...

Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) students at Cornell took a course assignment to the next level, competing in a national showdown in which their strawberry-pruning robot faced off against others from across the country.

A policy influencer, an entrepreneur, an academic and a journalist will offer their perspectives on how to make a difference in addressing climate change in the Cornell Climate Impact Speaker Series. The first installment is scheduled for Sept...

Cornell’s Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) staff has been conducting research trials on farms in upstate New York as part of the Dairy Soil & Water Regeneration project (DSWR) . In Western New York, the team is working with Noblehurst...

Paths of the 3,574 students in the incoming class - including farmers, artists, inventors, entrepreneurs, athletes and altruists - all converge in Ithaca this week.

As we come to the end of the 2024 summer camp season, we at NYS 4-H and Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) want to express our sincere gratitude to all of our hardworking 4-H camp leaders, counselors and CCE staff supporting them throughout our...

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...

This fact sheet authored by PRO-DAIRY forage systems specialist Joe Lawrence was shared in the August 2024 PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and legislators. Despite all the...

Data collection for agricultural field research can be cumbersome and tedious. Researchers commonly use multiple sensors to gather data from plants, soil and air—all at the same time. The result can be an armload of technology that needs to be...

Promoting healthy diets for the entire family can better improve health outcomes for people with chronic illnesses, according to a new Cornell study.

The craft beverage industry in New York state is booming, and Cornell AgriTech has hired a new extension associate to coordinate diverse brewing and distilling extension programs that support craft beverage professionals statewide through...

Wrestler Kyle Dake ’13, one of five Cornellians in Paris for the Olympic Games, defeated Hetik Cabolov of Serbia, 10-4, in the 74-kilogram division on Aug. 10 to win his second consecutive Olympic bronze medal.

More than 150 farmers, educators, consultants and researchers viewed the latest Cornell field crop research at 2024 Musgrave Research Farm Field Day in Aurora, N.Y., August 1. "Attendees traveled from all over New York to get the inside scoop on...

A new study that tracks how many asthma-related emergency room visits result from pollen in metropolitan areas across Central Texas highlights the importance of knowing local plants and the need for developing science-based pollen forecasts.

Betts Farms, owned by Bob, Dawn, and Thom Betts, has been on the forefront of vineyard middle-row soil management for the past decade, continuously improving soil health on their 185 acres of Concord vines. In contrast to standard Concord viticulture practice, where middle-row grass and weeds are burned in late spring to ensure optimum vine fertility, growers like the Betts are establishing cover crops to alleviate soil compaction, reduce erosion, build soil organic matter, and foster life in the soil. Bob Betts initially planted cover crops to correct the negative effects of soil compaction on water infiltration, root proliferation, and vine productivity, but he soon saw additional benefits in soil structure and the biological health. After 11 years experimenting on a 5-acre vineyard block, Betts saw results that convinced him to incorporate cover crops on all 185 acres.

When Tyra Jenkins ’19 graduated with a degree in animal science, she envisioned a future in veterinary medicine. However, her path extended beyond traditional clinical practice to a significant role in public health, where she now protects both...