Cornell AgriTech

Research, innovation and development are essential to the continued success of the food and agriculture industries of New York state and beyond.

We are committed to furthering our over 130 years of scientific discovery and continuing to drive economic development and deliver practical solutions for farmers and businesses. We are growing a healthier population, economy and environment for New York state and the world, and we welcome you to grow with us.

Our mission is to create future food and agriculture systems by working across disciplines to explore questions from all sides and translate our discoveries into practical solutions that help growers and businesses thrive.

Our purpose is to improve the health of the people, environment and economy of New York state and beyond through innovative food and agricultural science.

We are educating the leaders that will make the next wave of breakthroughs.

We are reimagining the future of food and agriculture systems.

We are growing fruits, vegetables and the industries they support.

We are pioneering new techniques and technologies.

Making a positive impact

Recent insights, breakthroughs, news and other Cornell AgriTech stories

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Spotlight

Genetic marking discovery could ease plant breeders’ work

A team of grapevine breeders and scientists at Cornell AgriTech has come up with a powerful new method to identify important genetic markers and transfer them across species of wild and cultivated grapes.

Cornell AgriTech
School of Integrative Plant Science
Horticulture Section

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Spotlight

January 16, 2020

Wild tomatoes resist devastating bacterial canker

In a new paper, Cornell researchers showed that wild tomato varieties are less affected by bacterial canker than traditionally cultivated varieties. The paper, “Characterizing Colonization Patterns of Clavibacter michiganensis During Infection...

Cornell AgriTech
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

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News

January 14, 2020

New CALS website showcases life-changing research, teaching and outreach

Since May 2018, the CALS Office of Marketing and Communications has been leading a strategic initiative to rethink the online system. Launched in late 2019, the first phase of the new web system expands the college’s digital storytelling...