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Despite broad scientific consensus that climate change has more serious consequences for some groups – particularly those already socially or economically disadvantaged – a large swath of people in the U.S. doesn’t see it that way.

More than 140 farmers, educators, consultants and researchers viewed the latest Cornell grain and forage crop research at 2023 Musgrave Research Farm Field Day in Aurora, N.Y., August 3. “As leaders in agriculture research, it’s really important...

City life favors species that display characteristics know as “urban trait syndrome,” including being adaptable and not too fussy about what they eat.

 Plant biologist Laura Gunn has been awarded a Department of Energy Early Career Award to study ancient enzymes for potential use in modern photosynthesis.

Steve Grodsky, assistant professor of natural resources, and a multidisciplinary team of researchers, soon will learn how solar panels placed on top of water bodies can affect the biology of aquatic systems.

Research by J. Nathan Matias, assistant professor of communication in CALS, found that Reddit community members who fact-checked suspect stories led to those stories being dropped in the website’s rankings.

For over 30 years PRO-DAIRY has dedicated itself to one goal: To foster a progressive New York state dairy industry through its programming and leadership. Through results-driven education and research, PRO-DAIRY specialists have contributed to...

For 50 years, Rod Zeltmann has been preparing fields, fixing equipment, helping researchers and supporting the agricultural community through his work as a field assistant at the Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center (LIHREC)...

Noblehurst Farms , a seventh-generation, multi-family dairy farm co-owned by Rob Noble ’79, is helping shift the dairy industry toward greenhouse gas neutrality through an on-farm research partnership with Cornell CALS’ Nutrient Management Spear...

Kathleen Kanaley is a second-year Ph.D. student working in the lab of Katie Gold , professor of plant pathology and plant-microbe biology at Cornell AgriTech . Originally from San Francisco, Kathleen came to Cornell AgriTech after receiving her...

Cornell researchers have successfully transferred key regions of a highly efficient red algae into a tobacco plant to dramatically improve plant productivity and increase carbon sequestration.

Researchers are hoping a fly no larger than a grain of rice and a predatory beetle may work together to combat an invasive pest that is devastating hemlocks in Fall Creek and throughout eastern North America.

Sushmi Majumder ’25 is envisioning new possibilities for community-based empowerment with solutions at the nexus of communication and global development. As a CALS Global Fellow, Sushmi implemented a storytelling initiative that empowered local...

Plant geneticists have identified a mutation in a gene that causes the “weeping” architecture – branches growing downwards – in apple trees, a finding that could improve orchard fruit production.

A Cornell-led study provides the strongest evidence yet that omega-3 fatty acids, which are abundant in fish and fish oil supplements, may be important for lung health.

Two long-time research farm managers — with a combined 70 years of dedication to Cornell — retired this year, after careers spent facilitating research that has strengthened New York’s food system and agricultural industry. Steve McKay, former...

This fact sheet authored by PRO-DAIRY Forage Systems Specialist Joe Lawrence was shared in the July 2023 PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of over 8,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and legislators. Corn silage is...

A Cornell study that revealed commercial eastern common bumblebee hives pose a threat to their wild counterparts has led one major pollination company to quickly adapt the bumblebee hive boxes they ship to growers.