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Julianna Lee: From extension to education
When did you first start with the Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) , what was your position like? I first started with NMSP in 2022 as a precision agriculture intern, working with data analyst Manuel Marcaida. I already had an interest...
  • Dairy
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
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If you love an ice cream sundae in the summer or a latte while the snow flies, then you know how important it is for dairies to produce milk all year around. But to do that, they have to ensure that their cows become pregnant in a timely manner...
  • Dairy
  • Animal Science
  • PRO-DAIRY
Prototype robot harvesting apples

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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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Cows depend on microbes to live. Thousands of different species inhabit the rumen, the largest section of a cow’s four-section stomach. They ferment the grass that cow eats and extract nutrients, providing metabolites essential for the cow to...
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
  • Microbial biology
Matthew LeRoux (right), Cornell extension associate and founder of MeatSuite, talks with MeatSuite-user Bill Morse of Bottomland Farm at the East Hill Plaza Farmers’ Market on Aug. 19.

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The free website, called MeatSuite, helps customers find local meat producers and estimates the costs and savings of buying meat in bulk.

  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Food
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