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Making a positive impact

Recent insights, breakthroughs, news and other Cornell AgriTech stories

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Summer Scholars program set to boost DEI, digital ag efforts
Cornell AgriTech’s Summer Research Scholars Program is increasing the number of underrepresented student participants and boosting expertise in digital agricultural technology, thanks to a grant of nearly $500,000 from the National Institute of...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture
  • Department of Entomology
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Field Note

Ashley Jernigan: creating graduate student community at AgriTech
Ashley Jernigan is a graduate student at Cornell AgriTech working under the direction of Kyle Wickings, associate professor of entomology. When Jernigan isn’t performing research that leads to improved soil health and crop production in New York...
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  • Department of Entomology
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
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Online course makes hard cider easier
AgriTech began offering a cider-making course at its Geneva, New York, campus in 2009 – one of few such courses offered in North America. The weeklong, intensive course, officially titled Cider and Perry Production: A Foundation, teaches...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Craft Beverage Institute
  • Food Science
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