News

News

Recycling human, animal excreta could help meet nutrient supply for crops

A global analysis by Cornell researchers found that recycling all the human and livestock feces and urine on the planet would contribute substantially to meeting the nutrient supply for all crops worldwide, thereby dramatically reducing the...

  • Agriculture Sciences Major
  • Food Science
  • Nutritional Sciences
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News

Fifty-four research projects addressing New York’s agriculture, environment and communities have collectively received $1.6 million from the USDA.

  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
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News

Two alums are leading an effort to give Rwandan farmers the tools to grow and sell grains - with the ultimate goal of lifting communities out of poverty and improving food security across East Africa.

  • Department of Global Development
  • Agriculture
  • Field Crops
A worker dries coffee at Kasenda coffee estate in the Rwenzori region of Uganda.

News

Cornell University and World Coffee Research, backed by funding from USAID, are rolling out a new program focused on improving the resilience and productivity of coffee smallholder growers worldwide.

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
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News

A new study sheds light on Palmer amaranth's resistance to herbicides and points to alternative ways growers can combat the invasive weed.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Horticulture Section

Events

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Meeting

New York Certified Organic (NYCO) Farmer-to-Farmer March 2025 Meeting
New York Certified Organic’s annual farmer-to-farmer meetings are designed to help local farmers make connections and build relationships to help them succeed. There is no registration required for this year’s event, but to receive updates on...
  • Field Crops
  • Organic
  • PRO-DAIRY
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Conference

Hosted by the Cornell Field Crops Program , New York Soil Health , and NOFA-NY February 6. 2025 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jordan Hall, Cornell AgriTech, Geneva, N.Y. $40, includes coffee, lunch and happy hour No one turned away for lack of funds, email...
  • Field Crops
  • Cornell Agritech
  • school of integrative plant science
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Meeting

New York Certified Organic’s annual farmer-to-farmer meetings are designed to help local farmers make connections and build relationships to help them succeed. There is no registration required for this year’s event, but to receive updates on...
  • Field Crops
  • Organic
  • PRO-DAIRY
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Seminar

  • Integrated Pest Management
  • Weed Science
  • Field Crops
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Field Day

Registration extended. Please follow registration link below. The annual Cornell Field Crop Research Field Day will be Thursday, August 1 at the Musgrave Research Farm, Aurora, N.Y. The program features walking and hay wagon tours in the morning...
  • Field Crops
  • Organic
  • Cornell Agritech