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Transforming agriculture through innovation.

At Cornell CALS, research and study in agriculture drive sustainability in farming practices and advance solutions to global food security and environmental challenges.

Agriculture News

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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
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Cornell leads project putting robots to work in US orchards

A Cornell-led research project is developing robots that can perform labor-intensive orchard operations; it’s supported by a four-year, $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Research Initiative.

  • Food
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
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Field Note

Breaking ground: Highlights of hands-on internship experiences in AnSci
Abby White, Agricultural Sciences, Cornell CALS ‘29 and Candyce Lee, Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas Pine Bluff ‘27, joined the Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) as interns this summer. Candyce was hosted jointly through...
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Dairy
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NY pesticide ban: Growers and Cornell work to protect crops, pollinators
Preliminary Cornell research on managing the dreaded seedcorn maggot is giving hope to growers across the state ahead of New York’s 2029 ban on neonicotinoid pesticides in field crops: Side-by-side farm trials of neonic-treated vs. untreated...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Integrated Pest Management
  • Agriculture
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Professional development in Animal Science: '26 Research Poster Session
Each year, undergraduates from a wide variety of academic and professional backgrounds come together to share their research and summer internship experiences with colleagues, peers, farmers and more. Read on to learn about their summer...
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture

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Webinar

Automatic Digital Classification for Insect Pests: Out of the Lab, and Into the Field
Monitoring the presence and density of insects, typically down to the level of sex, species and lifestage, is critical for optimizing interventions for agriculture, medical, veterinary and ecological applications. This seems like a natural...
  • machine-learning models
  • ai
  • Digital Agriculture
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Crop Protection Network: Ten Years and Going Strong
The Crop Protection Network (CPN) is a collaborative network of university Extension specialists and researchers working to provide unbiased, research-based information that helps agricultural professionals make informed crop-management...
  • Integrated Pest Management
  • Cornell Integrated Pest Management
  • Digital Agriculture