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Debbie Cherney

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Debbie Cherney’s long-lasting impact in the field of Animal Science
A familiar face around Frank B. Morrison Hall, students are likely to know Debbie Cherney in one of the many courses she teaches in Cornell CALS Department of Animal Science. Cherney introduced the Animal Welfare course to the department and is...
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
  • Environment

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Pascal Oltenacu, digital agriculture pioneer, dies at 84

Pascal “Toni” Oltenacu, a professor emeritus of animal science who used mathematical modeling to predict disease, longevity and reproduction in dairy cattle, died Dec. 10, 2022 in Gainesville, Florida. He was 84.

  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Animals
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Field Note

Bhupinder Jatana: Addressing agricultural challenges from the soil up
Bhupinder Jatana, former postdoctoral research associate with the Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP), found his way to Cornell after completing a Ph.D. at Clemson University. Now returning to Clemson, Jatana begins building his own lab as...
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Environment
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Written case studies and recorded webinar available: Economic feasibility of the co-digestion of manure and food waste on a Northern NY dairy
These fact sheets authored by Angela George and Lauren Ray, PRO-DAIRY Dairy Environmental Systems, were shared in the January 30, 2023 PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science