Extension

Cornell Cooperative Extension is a key outreach system of Cornell University with a strong public mission and an extensive local presence that is responsive to needs to New York communities.

The Cornell Cooperative Extension educational system enables people to improve their lives and communities through partnerships that put experience and research knowledge to work. Extension in support of field crop production includes faculty and staff from several Cornell departments and sections.

Our Experts

Joseph Amsili

Extension Associate, Soil Health Program and Graduate Student (Van Es Lab)

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Joseph Amsili

jpa28 [at] cornell.edu

Gary Bergstrom

Professor Emeritus

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Gary Bergstrom

(607) 255-7849
gcb3 [at] cornell.edu

Integrated disease management of wheat, corn, soybeans, forage legumes

Jerome Cherney

E.V. Baker Professor of Agriculture

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Jerome Cherney

(607) 255-0945
jhc5 [at] cornell.edu

Profitable management of forage crops

Environmental sustainability

Grass bioenergy

Harold van Es

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Harold van Es

(607) 255-5629
hmv1 [at] cornell.edu

Soil health

Precision nitrogen management (Adapt-N)

Digital agriculture

Quirine Ketterings

Professor

Animal Science

Quirine Ketterings

(607) 255-3061
qmk2 [at] cornell.edu

Vipan Kumar

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Vipan Kumar

(607) 255-2212
vk364 [at] cornell.edu

Integrated weed management, including weed biology and ecology, crop-weed competition and cover crops

Herbicide-resistant weeds and herbicide-based weed control

Artificial intelligence and precision weed control

Joe Lawrence

Dairy Forage Systems Specialist

PRO-DAIRY

Animal Science

Joe Lawrence

(315) 778-4814
jrl65 [at] cornell.edu

Louis Longchamps

Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Louis Longchamps

ll928 [at] cornell.edu

Farm data management

Farmer-centric on-farm experimentation

Precision agriculture

bob schindelbeck pouring liquid in soil health demo

Robert Schindelbeck

Extension Associate and Director of the Soil Health Lab

School of Integrative Plant Science

Robert Schindelbeck

rrs3 [at] cornell.edu

Margaret Smith

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Professor

Department of Global Development

Associate Dean and Director

Cornell AES

Margaret Smith

(607) 254-8764
mes25 [at] cornell.edu

Maize breeding and genomics

Abiotic stress tolerance

Insect and disease resistance

Ken Wise

Senior Extension Associate

NYS Integrated Pest Management

Ken Wise

(845) 677-8223
klw24 [at] cornell.edu

What's cropping up?

What's Cropping Up?

A bimonthly digital newsletter distributed by the Section of Soil and Crop Sciences at Cornell University. The purpose of the newsletter is to provide timely information on field crop production and environmental issues as it relates to New York agriculture. Previous issues are also available through issuu.

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