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AgriTech News & Events

Events

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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
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Workshop

Juice HACCP Certification Course November 5, 2026
Juice HACCP commonly refers to the use of HACCP plans to minimize food safety risks in the juice processing, packaging, and transportation industries. HACCP stands for Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point. Significant hazards for a particular...
  • Food Science
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Institute for Food Safety
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Webinar

Emerald Ash Borer Biocontrol Update
Parasitoid wasps have been released in NY to combat the invasive emerald ash borer. Is it working? About our "What's Bugging You?" series Each month at New York State Integrated Pest Management's "What's Bugging You? First Friday" events...
  • Integrated Pest Management
  • What's Bugging You?
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Webinar

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Biocontrol Update
Learn the current state of hemlock woolly adelgid biocontrol in NYS, and opportunities for you to be part of the solution. About our "What's Bugging You?" series Each month at New York State Integrated Pest Management's "What's Bugging You...
  • Integrated Pest Management
  • What's Bugging You?

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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News

Palette versus palate: Wine drinkers embrace a spectrum of wine colors 

A Cornell-led study finds that wines made from disease-resistant grape varieties, long dismissed by traditionalists, appeal to consumers as much as those made from classic European grapes.

  • Viticulture and Enology
  • Cornell AgriTech
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News

CALS Innovation Day charts pathways to impact
The third annual CALS Innovation Day, hosted by the college’s Research and Innovation Office (RIO), brought together more than 100 faculty, students, staff and industry partners Sept. 16 in Stocking Hall to celebrate the extraordinary science...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Microbiology
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News

‘HyperBird’ spots grape diseases before they’re visible

The cutting-edge imaging platform observes microscopic traits in plants and can detect grape diseases that cost vineyard owners billions in annual losses globally.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
Ke Wang

Spotlight

Meet our faculty: Ke Wang
Academic focus: Bioprocess engineering and precision fermentation Research summary: My research program focuses on using bioprocess engineering approaches to address current and emerging challenges in food security and environmental...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Food Science
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News

Hops and dreams: Cornell helps new varieties go from field to glass 

The Cornell Hop Breeding Program aims to give New York growers and brewers cultivars suited to the state's climate and disease pressure.

  • Horticulture Section
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Cornell AgriTech