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The Office of Marketing and Communications services CALS faculty, staff and students by providing news and feature coverage of research, teaching and extension and outreach news. We write and edit a wide variety of content for the Cornell Chronicle as well as our college-wide publications, websites and social media platforms.

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Understanding the Role of Mancozeb in Eastern Grape Production
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently reviewing the registration of the fungicide Mancozeb, with proposed changes that may impact its use in grapes nationwide. This includes the potential removal of grapes from the approved...
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
  • Viticulture and Enology
  • Crops
man standing in field (left), diseased grapevines (right)

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Are We Standing Out in The Field, Or Are We Outstanding in The Field?
With forthcoming EPA restrictions on broad-spectrum fungicides, the future of integrated grape disease management is evolving. Biofungicides are stepping into the spotlight—a surprising development even for me, a recently reformed traditionalist...
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
  • Viticulture and Enology
  • Crops
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Field Note

Debating dairy sustainability: Bridging the gap between stakeholders
With well-rounded knowledge about whole-farm nutrient management under their belts, students came to class prepared to debate the future of agricultural rules and regulations. Using what they'd learned in ANSCI 4120, they represented the voices...
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Climate Change
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Flowers unfold with surprising precision, despite unruly genes

Flowers grow stems, leaves and petals in a perfect pattern again and again. A new Cornell study shows that even in this precise, patterned formation in plants, gene activity inside individual cells is far more chaotic than it appears.

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
  • Plants