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Brown,Taylor, Lars G Rudstam, Suresh A Sethi, JB Smith, JX He, JL Jonas, SJH Beech, ES Dunlop, SA Pothoven, ZJ Amidon, JA Sweka, DD Carl, SP Hansen, DB Bunnell, BC Weidel, AE Honsey. 2026. Drivers of population dynamics vary across biophysical...
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Field Note

by Jackie Swift Jasmine Dillon, assistant professor of global livestock sustainability, will be the first to tell you that animals are an important part of a sustainable food system. But, they will hasten to add, animals are not the only...
  • Food
  • Animal Science
  • Environment
Holstein cows in a freestall

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U.S. dairy production has continued its decades-long consolidation into fewer, larger operations [1], [2]. Recent news coverage has suggested that the growth in anaerobic digester adoption over the past decade may have encouraged this expansion...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Animal Science
  • PRO-DAIRY
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  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
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This summer, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences celebrated the completion of one-half of a long-planned renovation and the news that New York state will support renovations of the other half starting next year. “The renovation has...
  • Plants
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
A plow in a field.

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For farmers, weeds are a relentless problem, and the ones that sprout right next to the crop are the hardest to manage. New research from Cornell AgriTech shows that farmers may be able to gain better control of those stubborn in-row weeds by...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Horticulture
  • Cornell Integrated Pest Management
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Report

This September 2026 Dairy Market Watch report from Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY examines component production, pricing, and utilization trends in the Northeast Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO #1) compared to national averages. Component production...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Animal Science
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
a man spreads handful of fishfeed in fish tank

Field Note

Tucked away across the street from Frank Morrison Hall, in an unassuming greenhouse on the Cornell University Ithaca campus, live a school of tilapia: a freshwater fish eaten around the world. Their home consists of a row of giant aquarium tanks...
  • Animal Science
  • Fish
  • Animals
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So why New York, and why now? New York has been experiencing a quiet revolution over the past quarter century. This has not only kept the state on the map in terms of continuing to be a leading dairy state but also appears to have seeded a surge...
  • Dairy
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Animal Science
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October 29, 2026 Awards Graduate students Jessica Lopez Diaz and Nishat Tasnim were awarded 2026 Cornell Graduate School Dean’s Scholar Awards. This distinction recognizes academic excellence and strong potential to contribute to Cornell’s...
Densely packed straw bales within the interior walls of “BaleWorks,” a design-build installation by Marta Wisniewska constructed recently for BuildFest 2026 in Bethel, New York.

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Straw, mycelium, hemp and dirt are building blocks in Marta Wisniewska's research and teaching focused on designing healthier spaces that mitigate the construction industry’s environmental impact.

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
On the left, a man looks into a mechanical device to examine a sample under UV light. On the right, a different man stands smiling, holding a small container of soil next to laboratory equipment.

Field Note

Aaron Gómez Orellan and Carlos Durán joined Cornell CALS’ Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) team this semester as undergraduate interns. Aaron and Carlos hope to get the most out of this opportunity by diving deeper into sustainable...
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
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While many college students spend their summers unplugging and relaxing, 22 Cornell University students fanned out across New York state to bridge the gap between academic research and local communities. At the 19th annual Cornell Cooperative...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
Edible sea moss

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Sea moss, a dried seaweed often soaked and blended into a gel, surged in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic as consumers sought foods believed to boost immunity and improve health. But little research has examined whether commercial sea...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Food Science
  • Institute for Food Safety
From left, Kalaniyot fellow Ohad Shalom; Benjamin Houlton, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; fellow Eden Eran Nagar; and Peter John Loewen, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the Kalaniyot reception.

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The Cornell chapter of Kalaniyot, a national faculty-led initiative focused on sustaining international academic collaboration by bringing scholars from Israel to Cornell, launched at a reception Oct. 19.

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Conferences Graduate student Nishat Tasnim presented “The Condolence Clause: The Boundaries of Accountability after the San Diego Mosque Shooting” at the conference Confronting the Rising Tide: Islamophobia, White Nationalism, and the Global...
Terry Bates prepares samples in the Quantera lab.

News

Quantera’s Curio HS prepares dozens of samples at once and is entering a pilot with E. & J. Gallo Winery.

  • Food Science
a woman kneels in front of a row of cows and holds a handful of feed

Field Note

Ananda Portela Fontoura PhD’22 is a postdoctoral associate working in the lab of Michael Van Amburgh , professor of dairy nutrition. Ananda’s research focuses on maintaining or enhancing dairy cow performance through optimizing nutrient use...
  • Dairy
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
Shabana Mahdis ’29 carrying produce

Field Note

As a first-generation global development major from Badakhshan, Afghanistan, Shabana Mahdis ’29 is interested in the ways agriculture connects with communities, sustainability, resources and development. She shares her summer experience working...
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Agriculture
  • Global Development Section