Daniela Vergara

Daniela Vergara Ph.D. (Indiana University - Bloomington) is the Emerging Crops Specialist with the Harvest New York program. She has extensive experience in teaching and research, mainly in genetics and breeding programs, and will be working statewide with Cornell faculty and staff to promote various emerging crops. Daniela’s past work has focused on hemp production, predominantly in the western United States, with numerous relationships as a consultant with bioscience and agribusiness firms. She is located on the Agritech campus in Geneva to collaborate on work being done in hemp, hops, and other crops.