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AgriTech News & Events

Events

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Field Day

Craft Brewers Hop Yard Open House
Hear an update on the Cornell hop breeding program, then walk through the hop yard to sniff and evaluate new hop varieties on the bine that will be available for pilot brewing trials. Cornell AgriTech Demonstration Hop Yard 3350 Gates Rd. Geneva...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture
  • Cornell Agritech
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Webinar

Mosquitoes are still active | Is that a bee?
What you need to know about mosquito biology and IPM as we head into fall. And how to tell the difference between a wasp and a bee...and why it matters. About our "What's Bugging You?" series Each month at New York State Integrated Pest...
  • Integrated Pest Management
  • What's Bugging You?
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Field Day

2026 Cornell Grain & Fiber Hemp Field Day
September 15, 2026 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (including lunch) Please join the Cornell Hemp Research and Extension Team for our 10th Annual Hemp Field Day at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva. We will present recent results on animal feeding trials using...
  • Cornell Agritech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
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Webinar

Fall clean-up for your flower and vegetable beds | Leaf piles and ticks
Removing plant material from vegetable beds can reduce future pest issues, but leaving plants in flower beds can help beneficial insects. Learn best management practices for both types of beds, and what you should do to reduce your risk of...
  • Integrated Pest Management
  • What's Bugging You?
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Class

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Virtual Better Process Control School - Acidified Foods
Register for our next class October 26 - 27, 2026 This course covers the training requirements for facilities manufacturing shelf stable foods using Mild Thermal Processes, such as acidified foods and Water Activity Controlled Foods. Upcoming...
  • Food Science
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Food Venture Center

Ongoing Events

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What's Bugging You? NYSIPM First Friday Series

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Eastern Viticulture and Enology Forum Webinar Series

News

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Field Note

Matthew Norman-Ariztia: Improving Cornell grapes
In this video, meet Matthew Norman-Ariztia, Ph.D. student in the Oravec Lab and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. Matthew is helping shape the future of New York’s grape and wine industry by uncovering what growers and...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
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News

East Coast broccoli lowers costs and risks from California drought

Expanding broccoli production on the East Coast and outside of California can help stabilize fresh produce supply chains that are vulnerable to water shortages.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Horticulture

Field Note

Kaitlin Diggins: Supporting organic melon production

Kaitlin is on a mission to make melon growing more sustainable. Growing a melon is not as simple as planting a seed and waiting for a sweet summer harvest. From tiny seedlings to the fruit on your picnic table, melons face nonstop pressure from...

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
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News

Cornell researchers find a new way to grow mushroom protein
Food scientists at Cornell AgriTech have developed a liquid-fermentation process that grows protein-rich oyster mushroom mycelium in days rather than weeks and – in a first for the field – have shown that the fungus will thrive on a fatty acid...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Food Science
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News

Long Island farm leverages Cornell research to adapt, expand
In 1985, Ed Harbes III grew a bumper crop of potatoes. The problem was, so did other farmers. Potato prices plummeted. It cost Harbes about $4 to grow 100 pounds of potatoes; the market paid just $2. He worked 100-hour weeks during the growing...
  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Hudson Valley Lab