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Illustration of different people purchasing produce on a mobile phone

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June 10, 2026

Online grocery shopping could bring more fresh produce to SNAP families

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

Illustration featuring processed foods, including white bread, fried chicken, burgers, tuna, donuts and potato chips

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June 3, 2026

Americans agree: Ultraprocessed foods pose major health hazard

Across partisan lines, Americans broadly believe ultraprocessed foods are addictive and harmful, and support policies that could strengthen safeguards and hold the food industry accountable.

Communication
Food
Health + Nutrition

Cheryl on a farm tour with schoolkids. A farmer holds a miling machine in his hand, showing it to the kids.

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May 26, 2026

Faces of Extension : Cheryl Bilinski

Cheryl Bilinski didn’t just change careers; she swapped a corporate paycheck for a mission to overhaul what lands on a child's lunch tray. As an agricultural economic development specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension’s (CCE) Harvest New...

Cornell Cooperative Extension
Agriculture
Health + Nutrition

Sheila Bass, program manager of CCE Erie’s Healthy Community Store Initiative, talks about nutrition with Jasmine Robbs , a customer at Buffalo’s Golden Corner store, and Moet Grooms, a CCE educator with the Healthy Community Store Initiative

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March 18, 2026

CCE promotes Buffalo’s well-being with healthy community stores

CCE Erie County encourages corner stores in Buffalo’s food deserts to stock fresh fruits, vegetables and other nutritious options and educates residents on how to take care of their health.