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Frank Addeo at the Cornell Craft Beverage Institute

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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...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Food Science
Kyle Dake in a wrestling match

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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.

  • Global Development Section
visitors view soybeans

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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...
  • Biological Field Station
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Musgrave Research Farm
A yellow flower that is spread out along the stem of a plant with green leaves at the bottom

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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.

  • Plants
  • Health + Nutrition
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
Arjun Khakhar

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  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
  • Plants
researcher in seagrass

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  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Biology
  • Environment
man holding soil in his hands

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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.
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Lake Erie Research and Extension Lab
  • Viticulture and Enology
An aerial view of a city scape along water

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  • Landscape Architecture
  • Landscape
headshot of tyra jenkins

Field Note

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...
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
  • Disease
CURIE Academy students at Cornell Orchards

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Forty-five high school students from across the country took part in the 2024 CURIE Academy, a Cornell Engineering program for high school students interested in pursuing undergraduate studies in engineering.

  • Biology
  • Plants
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
Cornell Food Venture Center Pilot Plant

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The gift from the Seneca Foods Foundation will help food producers of all sizes bring their products to market.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Food Venture Center
  • Food Science
Adult spotted lantenfly

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The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets identified the invasive pest in Romulus, New York, following reports from Cornell’s New York State Integrated Pest Management Program.

  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Cornell Integrated Pest Management
  • Viticulture and Enology
Grass and soil

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Cornell and global researchers are finding ways to control disease-carrying aquatic plants in Senegal by turning the flora into inexpensive compost or livestock feed – and helping the economy.

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Plants
An adult spotted lanternfly sitting on a branch

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Following a report from an alert town of Romulus resident, Ag and Markets inspectors traveled to the infestation site, where they were able to confirm the presence of SLF nymphs. The first SLF in the U.S. were confirmed in Berks County...
  • Cornell Integrated Pest Management
New York farm damaged by a tornado

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A network of staff and experts in Cornell Cooperative Extension offices across the state mobilize to help and share information after weather emergencies.

  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Environment
  • Agriculture
 Logan Lee aboard a Cornell Biological Field Station boat

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Quagga mussels – the deleterious invasive species from Eastern Europe seen throughout Oneida Lake – may provide an unexpected benefit for the life cycle of mayflies: They’re flourishing.

  • Biological Field Station
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • Environment
Alistair Hayden, right, speaks with Adam Hughes outside a building

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Alistair Hayden brings his West Coast experience in wildfires and earthquakes to help New York communities maintain health and become more disaster resilient in the face of climate change.

  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Aerial view of farm and tractor

Field Note

The Humphrey PACT (Practitioner - Assistant - Collaborative - Training) Program pairs undergraduate students in Global Development with Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows to work on a research endeavor in the fields of agriculture, rural development...
  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development
Sarah Dressel-Nikles '11, right with check, president of the Hudson Valley Research Laboratory board, New York State Sen. Michelle Hinchey (D-41st), left with check, and Jared Buono, director of the lab with CALS leaders, lab staff and board, and members of the New York Farm Bureau.

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The Hudson Valley Research Laboratory in Highland, New York, a partnership between Cornell AgriTech and area growers, is receiving $1 million in capital funding from the state for improvements that will take the research facility into the future...

  • Hudson Valley Lab
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
Local beekeepers and researchers examine an open log with a Melipona favosa nest during a workshop

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Cornell Atkinson’s annual Academic Venture Fund will provide nearly $1 million in seed funding to support research teams across five colleges and 11 departments, many with key external partnerships.

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Animal Science
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology