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News

Study: outside livestock production may not be viable in the future due to extreme heat stress
A new paper presents new information on projected increases in extreme heat stress in five of the major domesticated animal species (cattle, sheep, goats, poultry, and pigs) during the present century. Current domesticated livestock niches will...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Agriculture
  • Animals
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Projects aim to manage weeds in organic fruit, hemp farming
Lynn Sosnoskie, assistant professor in the School of Integrative Plant Science, is collaborating on a $2 million project to study electric weed control in perennial fruit crops. She is also leading a $325,000 weed management study for hemp. Both...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
  • Agriculture
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Field Note

Winfield Mac ’23: Applying information science to food safety
Winfield Mac ’23 spent the summer interning with the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets’ Division of Food Laboratory and shares how the internship helped him apply classroom knowledge to real-world problems.
  • Food
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News

Lund fellows program supports undergrads and organic agriculture
A new summer internship enables undergraduates across disciplines to learn about organic, restorative and agroecological practices while working at diversified, small-scale farms around New York state.
  • Department of Global Development
  • Agriculture
  • Organic
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News

Cooperative Extension in NYC: ‘Uniquely suited to help’
Cornell Cooperative Extension supports residents of every borough in New York City, thanks to its long-standing community relationships and faculty research and expertise.
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Agriculture
  • Food
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Events

John Edgar

Seminar

Successes and challenges in sustainable coastal fisheries management in the Philippines
Perspectives in Global Development Seminar Series: Fall 2021 About the presenter In July 2018, Mr. John Edgar started his current assignment as the USAID/Philippines Environment Office Chief where he oversees biodiversity, climate resilience...
  • global development
  • Department of Global Development
  • Fish
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Webinar

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Transition Cow Tuesdays Webinar Series
Have you… been working with the farm transition cow program but want to know more about the how, what and why? wanted to improve the transition cow performance of your herd but need to know where to start? wanted to increase the skills you bring...
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
  • Dairy
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Workshop

2021 NYS 4-H Youth Dairy Challenge Virtual Competition
We are cautiously optimistic that we will be able to send our NYS 4-H Dairy Challenge Team to Harrisburg for the Junior Dairy Management Contest this Fall. There is a $1,000 scholarship available to the highest scoring youth at this contest and...
  • Animal Science
  • New York State 4-H
  • Youth and Families
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