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November 16, 2020

Scientists convene research showcase on gender responsive crop breeding

On Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, Gender-Responsive Researchers Equipped for Agricultural Transformation (GREAT) will host its first virtual Symposium on Gender Responsive Crop Breeding: Community Research Showcase. The live event will be accessible by...

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School of Integrative Plant Science
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November 9, 2020

$4.8M grant helps optimize apple yields with digital ag

A Cornell-led, multi-institution team of plant scientists, university and private-sector engineers, economists and outreach agents seeks to use computer vision, automation and robotics to optimize per-tree apple production, which is currently a...

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School of Integrative Plant Science
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November 6, 2020

$2M grant supports more sustainable path for organic farmers

In New York state, these issues threaten the ability to remain the national leader in the production of certified organic field crops – a market that yielded 166,543 acres of harvested crops and more than $46 million in sales in 2019 according...

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Cornell Cooperative Extension
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November 4, 2020

Cornell Atkinson: a decade of collaborative sustainability

Atkinson, a successful financier and CALS graduate, had just been selected to join CALS’ Advisory Council. At the time, an explosion of new research made it “inevitable,” Atkinson said, that Cornell would need to respond to climate change, and...