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Cornell AES

Bringing research to life

Improving the health and welfare of people and our planet

Cornell AES is vital to New York state agriculture and food security. We contribute to healthy and resilient communities, and improve the lives and well-being of people by advancing research on agriculture and food systems, the environment, applied economics, and community and individual development.

Cornell AES by the numbers

175

Researchers supported by Cornell AES funding annually

350

Research projects on farms and in greenhouses

9

Research farms across New York state, and 127K square feet of greenhouse space

Working for a sustainable future

The challenges facing our planet and people are daunting. At Cornell AES we are passionate about creating a more resilient future. To us, sustainability is not just a concept, but an intricate part of everything we do.

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Research farms and facilities

Cornell’s world-class research farms and plant growth facilities that are managed by Cornell AES, provide the crucial support and environments needed to move critical research from concept to commercial application.

Funding research

Cornell AES-managed Federal Capacity Funds provide vital support for important research projects in three Cornell colleges. Learn about the grant programs and the application process.

Information for Cornell researchers

Research impacts

Find out how research supported by Cornell AES addresses a broad array of real-world problems. Read about innovative science-based solutions and promising research projects important to people, the economy, the environment and our future.

Explore our research impacts

News & updates

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News

Cover Crop Challenge lets students compete and grow
How better to learn with classmates than to soil your undies together? Students in the Cover Crops in Agroecosystems (PLSCI 4125) course learn about the importance of soil nutrient cycling by, among other things, burying a new pair of cotton...
  • Campus Area Farms
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
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News

Nora Catlin appointed director of LIHREC
The Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center (LIHREC), part of Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), is pleased to announce the appointment of Nora J. Catlin as director, effective April 21...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
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News

More than maple: Cornell research designs sugarbush agroforestry systems
Virtually all of the world’s maple syrup is produced in Canada, the Northeast U.S. and some upper Midwestern U.S. states, where natural conditions for maple sugaring are perfect: wet summers, cold winters and springs with fluctuating...
  • Arnot Teaching and Research Forest
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Natural Resources and the Environment