In the summer of 2024, Lily Blyn, Cornell CALS’ Environmental Engineering ’25, interned with Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE), the PRO-DAIRY program and the Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP). Through these programs, she had the opportunity to assist with community outreach and conduct research in the field and the lab. We sat down with her to dive into her experiences and find out what she learned.
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Tell us about your activities with CCE.
In the beginning of the summer, I worked closely with Janice Degni who leads the Cornell Cooperative South Central New York Dairy and Field Crops Program. I accompanied her on farm visits where we walked people’s fields and investigated any issues they had.
I helped her set up and run stations at educational events where elementary school students could learn about different topics relating to agriculture, such as manure storage and what goes into feeding dairy cows.