Robert Schindelbeck

Extension Associate and Director of the Soil Health Lab, School of Integrative Plant Science

bob schindelbeck pouring liquid in soil health demo

Bob Schindelbeck is an Extension Associate in the Department of Crop and Soil Science with responsibilities in research, teaching and extension. Bob coordinates the Cornell Soil Health Laboratory operations and development. Bob has been part of the Cornell Soil Health Team’s development of soil management strategies to address laboratory-measured soil constraints. He has produced numerous peer reviewed and extension articles and has delivered over 200 presentations related to tillage, soil compaction and soil quality at farmer twilight meetings and professional conferences.

Courses Taught

PLSCI 2940: Introduction to Agricultural Machinery

Contact Information

1004 Bradfield Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853

rrs3 [at] cornell.edu

Robert in the news

News

June 5, 2025

From trash to treasure: Recycling organic waste supports farmers, climate

“We don’t think about waste as a resource, but we should,” added Lori Leonard, professor and chair of global development in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. “Our landfills are filling up, and nobody wants a new landfill in their...

Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
PRO-DAIRY
Food Science

News

December 14, 2020

State-funded study provides soil health guidelines for New York agriculture

To fill that research gap, a team of soil scientists in Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), conducted a state-funded project to characterize soil health across New York state agricultural lands. Published in...

School of Integrative Plant Science
Horticulture Section
Soil and Crop Sciences Section