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News

Grow-NY Youth Competition inspires next generation of ag entrepreneurs
On November 14 and 15, 10 innovative start-up businesses from across New York state pitched their agri-business ideas in front of a panel of entrepreneurial, agricultural and extension experts at the Holiday Inn in Binghamton for a chance to win...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Agriculture
  • Food
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Spotlight

Meet Postdoctoral Research Associate Jasdeep Singh!
Jasdeep Singh recently joined the Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) , a program within the animal science department, as a postdoctoral fellow. Since coming to Cornell, he has focused on facilitating Cornell University’s part in the Dairy...
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Field Crops
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NYS families to access more fresh produce via $8M USDA grant

Cornell researchers are helping to improve and expand a program that makes fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetable more affordable for New York state families with low incomes.

  • Food
  • Department of Communication
  • Agriculture
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Gene German, food industry proponent, dies at 90

Gene German, professor emeritus of agricultural economics, died Oct. 9. He was 90.

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

Into the wild: Helen Solecki’s journey from zoo to dairy research
Helen Solecki recently joined the team at the Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) as a research technician, working with Quirine Ketterings . Prior to coming to Cornell, Solecki graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a BS in...
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
  • Dairy
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Webinar

Carbon Accounting and Enhancement Opportunities for Dairy Manure Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Systems
In this webinar, presented by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY, attendees will learn about the carbon accounting of dairy manure anaerobic digestion (AD) to renewable natural gas (RNG) systems that are being implemented in New York through California's...
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
  • Dairy
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Workshop

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Equipment Maintenance, Operation and Safety Program
Do you struggle with broken gates, delayed maintenance requests, and unsafe driving on your farm? Then come and join us for this *NEW* hands-on program where we will cover the basics of farm equipment maintenance, operation and safety. Active...
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • CCE
  • Dairy
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Lecture

Dale E. Bauman Lecture
A Career in the Genomics Sciences Karen Nelson, Ph.D. Thermo Fisher Scientific, Chief Scientific Officer The human microbiome refers to all the microorganisms that live in and on the human body. It is now estimated that about 57% of the cells in...
  • Dairy
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture & Food Systems
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