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The diet that could remake modern agriculture

New study asserts that systematic change in food production and consumption requires real political capital and will.

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment
  • Agriculture
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A quiet revolution has been happening in the New York dairy industry over the last quarter century. Since a low production per cow ranking of 27 in 2004, New York dairy farmers have turned the tables and delivered many annual improvements in...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
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Cornell Atkinson hosted its first executive education program – the Resilient Futures Leadership Program: Financing Sustainable Agriculture – with partner Field to Market. The successful program will be offered twice more over the next two years...

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Agriculture
  • Food
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Heat stress on dairy cows not only decreases the amount of milk produced but also the fat and protein content, doubling the economic losses.

  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Animals
  • Climate Change
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Grocery shopping online could help SNAP families access healthy foods, especially for those with young children or long commutes to grocery stores.

  • Communication
  • Food
  • Health + Nutrition
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