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Manure is a great source of nutrients, but recent studies show there is something even more magical about it. Read on to learn more about the importance of soil health to yield, the ways that manure can influence this and how the Nutrient...
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Field Crops
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Field Note

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  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
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The Hudson River Eel Project – which has netted, counted and released roughly 2 million juvenile eels since its inception in 2008 – owes its success to a cadre of nearly 1,000 high school, college and adult citizen scientists donating time and...

  • New York State Water Resources Institute
  • Environment
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A cross-college collaboration is opening new doors in the study of male infertility by breaking down a key step in sperm formation. Isolating the intricacies of meiotic sex chromosome inactivation, will now enable researchers to identify what...

  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • Genetics
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  • Global Development
  • Department of Global Development
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
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Nearly 400 dairy producers and industry professionals from across the Northeast gathered in East Syracuse, NY last week for two intense days of learning, collaboration, industry thought-leadership, and a few laughs. The conference featured...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
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Multimedia

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  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
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After examining pasteurized single-serving milk cartons, Cornell food scientists found bacterial counts two weeks after processing were higher than in larger containers from the same facilities.

  • Food Safety Laboratory and Milk Quality Improvement Program
  • Dairy
  • Food Science
Jason Karszes received 2024 Friend of NEDPA award

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“Jason has worked directly with dairy producers for decades. He assists with business management strategies, conducts analysis and research, and coordinates invaluable discussion groups that bring producers together from across the state and the...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
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Cornell CALS undergraduates Danielle Herrick, Lainey Koval, Lucas Walley and Sophia Woodis received the Richard Popp Scholarship award.
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
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Pinto, a postdoctoral research associate, began working with Cornell University Professor Miguel Gomez, Ph.D., in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management last year, where he contributed to an economic analysis of on-farm...
  • New York State Integrated Pest Management
  • Applied Economics
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When it comes to agricultural research, ensuring that the results make it back to the farmer is important, so they can potentially make adjustments to their practices. The Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) conducts a plethora of on-farm...
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Field Crops
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Faculty and staff from across Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (Cornell CALS) came together on March 4 to honor 30 awardees at the inaugural CALS Faculty and Staff Awards, held in the Statler Ballroom.
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Global Development Impact Brief #2 The Global Development Impact Brief series is designed to highlight Global Development’s work across disciplines, issues, and geographies in order to give readers insights into how we are advancing development...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Agriculture
  • Global Development
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Events Join us for COMMColloquium Friday, March 8, at 1:00 pm in 102 Mann Library Building. Associate Professor Andrea Stevenson Won will present “Embodiment Now.” The colloquium is followed by a reception, located in The Hub of the Department...
  • Department of Communication
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Feed the Future Insect-Resistant Eggplant Partnership program helps women in Bangladesh start plant nurseries and gain control over their finances.

  • Agriculture
  • Crops
A black, brown, and white great horned owl winks at the camera from her nest.

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Athena, a great horned owl nesting in Texas, is poised to become the next international avian superstar via a Cornell Lab of Ornithology Bird Cam.

  • Lab of Ornithology
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Awarded graduate students will study sustainability, biodiversity, accelerating energy transitions, advancing human health, increasing food security or addressing climate change.

  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Biodiversity
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On March 14 and 15, a series of free public events at Mann Library will celebrate Russian novelist and former Cornell professor Vladimir Nabokov's lesser-known but impactful contributions to the science of collecting, classifying and...

  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Department of Entomology
  • Entomology
Newly planted Malus sieversii at Cornell AgriTech.

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Fire blight costs the U.S. apple industry an estimated $100 million annually in crop losses. New research from Cornell AgriTech may help apple breeders develop resistant varieties and give growers a more sustainable solution in managing the...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section