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People: Soil & Crop Sciences

Developing sustainable agricultural systems, mitigating impacts of climate change, improving soil health, and more

Soil & Crop Sciences contacts

Soil & Crop Sciences Section
School of Integrative Plant Sciences
Cornell University
233 Emerson Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853

Section Head, Dan Buckley
Phone: (607) 255-1716
Email: dhb28 [at] cornell.edu (dhb28[at]cornell[dot]edu)

Assistant to the Section Head, Amy Collins
Phone: 607-255-2180
Email: acl10 [at] cornell.edu (acl10[at]cornell[dot]edu)

Senior Financial Reporting Specialist, Vacant. 
Financial questions, contact: Tracy Chapman
Phone:  607-255-5474
Email:Tlk2 [at] cornell.edu (Tlk2[at]cornell[dot]edu)

Director of Graduate Studies: Matt Ryan
1113 Bradfield Hall
607-255-4964
mrr232 [at] cornell.edu (mrr232[at]cornell[dot]edu)

Graduate Field Coordinator: Ayesha Al-Hashimi 
Graduate Field Coordinator
231 Emerson Hall
Phone: 
Email: aa2849 [at] cornell.edu (aa2849[at]cornell[dot]edu) 

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Faculty & Senior Academics

Tenured and Tenure-track Faculty, Senior Research Associates, Senior Extension Associates, and Senior Lecturers

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Adjunct & Courtesy Faculty

These faculty have primary affiliations with other SIPS sections and Cornell units or with USDA-ARS

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Faculty Emeriti

Faculty emeriti and other retired academics

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Graduate Students

Graduate students in the Field of Soil & Crop Sciences

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Academic Staff

Postdoctoral Associates, Research Associates, Extension Associates, and Lecturers

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Technical & Support Staff

Staff members support research scientists, maintain greenhouses and research fields, and manage administrative functions

Soil & Crop Sciences News

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News

Cover Crop Challenge lets students compete and grow
How better to learn with classmates than to soil your undies together? Students in the Cover Crops in Agroecosystems (PLSCI 4125) course learn about the importance of soil nutrient cycling by, among other things, burying a new pair of cotton...
  • Campus Area Farms
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
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Superweed in NYS found resistant to widely used herbicide

New research confirms glyphosate-resistant waterhemp for the first time in New York state, with significant consequences for soybean growers, many of whom use the herbicide as their primary method of weed control.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section

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Recycling human, animal excreta could help meet nutrient supply for crops

A global analysis by Cornell researchers found that recycling all the human and livestock feces and urine on the planet would contribute substantially to meeting the nutrient supply for all crops worldwide, thereby dramatically reducing the...

  • Agriculture Sciences Major
  • Food Science
  • Nutritional Sciences
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$1.6M supports land-grant research for NY farms, forests, communities

Fifty-four research projects addressing New York’s agriculture, environment and communities have collectively received $1.6 million from the USDA.

  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
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“Soils matter for everyone”: students learn soil science in the field
Emily McFadden ’25 has always wanted a career in agriculture and the environment. When she toured Cornell as a high school student, she sat in on a soil science course (PLSCS 2600) taught by Jonathan Russell-Anelli, senior lecturer and senior...
  • Campus Area Farms
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Dilmun Hill Student Farm