Rubber tree agroforestry supports birds, biodiversity in the Colombian Amazon

A doctoral candidate and Semlitz Sustainability Fellow and his Colombian partners seek to protect birds and biodiversity in the Amazon via sustainable rubber tree agroforestry.

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Master gardeners test for best NYS vegetable varieties

Across 37 counties, Cornell Cooperative Extension master gardeners are growing and evaluating select vegetables to find what grows best in New York state.  

Judson Reid to head up CCE Regional Agriculture Teams

A longtime extension educator and vegetable specialist, Reid will lead Cornell Cooperative Extension's statewide Regional Agriculture Teams, strengthening connections between Cornell research and New York's agricultural communities.

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Cornell, City of Ithaca seek ‘unified vision’ for parks

Students and faculty will help the city transform its parks and their care – with new landscaping features and a proposed maintenance plan and governance structure. 

The diet that could remake modern agriculture

New study asserts that systematic change in food production and consumption requires real political capital and will.

Cornell Botanic Gardens introduces self-guided tours in Spanish and Mandarin

Cornell Botanic Gardens has expanded its self-guided walking tours to Spanish and Mandarin, the two most spoken languages other than English among Cornell students and their families. The gardens partnered with two campus programs, where students translated 10 tours into the two additional languages, and recorded audio for 26 stops around the cultivated gardens and F.R. Newman Arboretum. 

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At Cornell, 4-H’ers plant seeds for future careers

Middle and high school students from across New York state spent three days discovering potential career paths during the annual 4-H Career Explorations Conference, held June 30 to July 2 at Cornell.

Learning labs cultivate knowledge – and produce – for students

The labs produce lettuce, cilantro, bok choy and watercress – and cultivate knowledge among high school students growing the food.

NYS stewards spur ‘absolutely critical’ local action on climate change

The Cornell Climate Stewards program gives New York state residents the tools and confidence to address the impacts of climate change in their communities.