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Doctoral students Aleah Butler-Jones '19, left, and Maria Gannett, M.S. '16 practice with other Cornell graduate students at a hotel parking lot the night before the weed competition.

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Cornell’s undergraduate Weed Team won first place, while Megan Wittmeyer ’22 earned a top individual award, at the Northeastern Weed Science Society Collegiate Weed Science Contest.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section
Wheat field

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Adjusting the sowing dates for wheat in eastern India will increase untapped potential production by 69%, new research shows, helping to ensure food security and farm profitability as the planet warms.

  • Global Development Section
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section
Cornell summer students walk through a sunny Ho Plaza towards McGraw Tower.

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Mildred Warner, professor of city and regional planning in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning and global development in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has been honored for her work to promote age-friendly communities...

  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development
  • Development
nickrent accepting fellowship

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  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
Footprints discovered on an archaeological site are marked with a pin flag on the Utah Test and Training Range.

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Human footprints believed to date from the end of the last ice age have been discovered on the salt flats of the Air Force’s Utah Testing and Training Range by Cornell researcher Thomas Urban.
  • American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program
A new study showed that by following action thresholds to determine when to apply insecticides to control onion thrips, farmers made 2.3 fewer applications per season while maintaining yields and bulb size.

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A surprise finding from new research on controlling pests and disease in New York commercial onion fields will enable the state’s producers to cut their use of synthetic chemicals without sacrificing yield.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Agriculture
  • Entomology
Wheat design with colorful shapes

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  • Global Development Section
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Blake holds hand out to cow

Field Note

Blake Nguyen is a lecturer in the Cornell CALS Department of Animal Science and the director of Teaching Dairy Barn at the College of Veterinary Medicine. We sat down with Nguyen to learn more about his experiences in the role.
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Animals
people in a field

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This update by Kirsten Workman, PRO-DAIRY Nutrient Management and Environmental Sustainability Specialist , and Quirine Ketterings , Cornell Nutrient Management Spear Program, was released in the July issue of PRO-DAIRY's e-Leader newsletter...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
Anonymous snorkeler swimming in azure seawater

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New research in biomechanics measures the impact of head-first, hand-first and feet-first diving and the likelihood of injury at different diving heights.

  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Biology
  • Health + Nutrition
corn field with windtowers in the background

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This fact sheet was shared in the July PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and legislators. Each corn silage harvest season presents its own unique opportunities and...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
Corn plants

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Corrine Brown ’23 is a rising senior majoring in agricultural sciences, with an emphasis in business management and a minor in soil science. She transferred from SUNY Morrisville after her sophomore year to pursue her passion in agricultural...
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
  • Climate Change
CCE Ag Climate Resiliency Specialists Jenna Walczak and Zach Spangler

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Adapting to climate change, reducing carbon emissions and participating in carbon sequestration efforts is a new frontier for many farmers across the state. To help them navigate new technology and translate the latest climate research into...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Agriculture
  • Climate Change

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  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
Dairy cows in a barn

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Jason Karszes, PRO-DAIRY senior extension specialist, and Dr. Chris Wolf, E.V. Baker Professor of Agricultural Economics, Dyson School at Cornell University, released this white paper in PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email...
Cornell Cooperative Extension and New York State Integrated Pest Management are setting and monitoring traps at high traffic areas where the spotted lanternflies are most likely to appear.

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The devastating spotted lanternfly’s spread to upstate and western New York is not a matter of if, but when, experts say – and Cornell is a key player in helping slow the infestation.

  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Cornell Integrated Pest Management
  • Department of Entomology
Sphingolipids, derived from bacteria in the intestine, appear to ameliorate problematic fattiness of the liver.

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Sphingolipids – prominent molecules produced by bacteria in the gut microbiome – appear to ameliorate a problematic fatty liver, according to new Cornell nutrition research.

  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Disease

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A study exploring how the unionization of local governments impacts contracting for services earned the top research article award from the journal Local Government Studies. Mildred Warner, professor in the Department of Global Development (...

  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development
Portrait of Jacob Pucci. Man wearing red and gray plaid shirt with short brown hair.

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Describe your role at the Center of Excellence: As marketing and communications coordinator, I'm in charge of sharing the COE's story with the world and expanding the reach of our vital work. I write and promote news and feature stories, manage...
  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
corn tassel

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This fact sheet was written by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY Dairy Forage Systems Specialist Joe Lawrence and published to the PRO-DAIRY e-Leader and alert list serv, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science