Soil and Crop Sciences News

CALS News, Spotlights, Field Notes and FutureCasts of interest to the Soil and Crop Sciences Section community in the School of Integrative Plant Science.

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Illustration of three piles of manure with a photo of a gardener with soil in their hands

News

Animal and human waste could slash synthetic fertilizer use in US

Waste could fulfill 102% of nitrogen and 50% of phosphorus needs for the nation’s agriculture, and significant amounts could be distributed locally and sustainably.

  • Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment
  • Global Development Section
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
Bosen Jin Landscape

Spotlight

Meet our faculty: Bosen Jin
Academic focus: Environmental chemistry and microbiology of emerging contaminants in agricultural and environmental systems, with a focus on PFAS, pesticides and contaminant-impacted bioresources within circular economy and resource recovery...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section
  • Soil
Vipan Kumar in a water hemp field

Field Note

Vipan Kumar: Fighting back against glyphosate-resistant weeds in NY fields
Glyphosate – better known by the brand name Roundup – has been the go-to herbicide for commercial farmers in New York since it was introduced in the 1970s. However, several weed species have evolved resistance to the herbicide, and those weeds...
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section
Jiameng Lai, Ph.D. ’25

News

Doctoral alumna wins Ph.D. Dissertation Award

Soil and crop sciences alumna Jiameng Lai, Ph.D. '25, was selected as a winner of the SUNY Chancellor Distinguished Ph.D. Dissertation Award.

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section
Close up of wheat in a field

News

How much would you pay for this bread?

Growing climate-smart crops is half the battle. Consumers need to understand sustainability claims and, more importantly, be willing to pay a premium for them.

  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section

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Cornell University is located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ (the Cayuga Nation). The Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ are members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, an alliance of six sovereign Nations with a historic and contemporary presence on this land. The Confederacy precedes the establishment of Cornell University, New York state, and the United States of America. We acknowledge the painful history of Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ dispossession, and honor the ongoing connection of Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ people, past and present, to these lands and waters.

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