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

Spotlight

New variety challenges ‘Jaded’ attitudes to green tomatoes

The new variety, dubbed Jaded, was developed by Phillip Griffiths, associate professor of horticulture at Cornell Agritech, who bred it from four heirloom tomato varieties. The green cherry is on sale now through local organic seed company...

Cornell AgriTech
Horticulture Section
Fruits

News

February 5, 2020

Onion growers have new tool versus fungicide-resistant disease

To help onion growers fight the pathogen Stemphylium leaf blight, which is quickly gaining fungicide resistance, a team of Cornell researchers has identified which fungicides are still effective in the fields.

Cornell AgriTech
Cornell Cooperative Extension
School of Integrative Plant Science

A man standing in a green house examining plants

News

January 31, 2020

Genetics, not field conditions, makes hemp ‘go hot’

Contrary to popular belief, new research shows that a hemp plant’s propensity to become too high in THC is determined by genetics and not as a stress response to growing conditions.