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More than 1,000 visitors attended the Cornell AgriTech open house on Aug. 13, 2022. Those who attended got to tour our research fields, greenhouses and other facilities, sample foods and drinks grown or manufactured on campus, get a first-hand look at several types of insects and even see how DNA can be extracted from bananas! 

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Photo credits: Kimberly Paul

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Several red 'Crimson Beauty" raspberries hang from green leaves and stems.

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