U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences on Sept. 6 to discuss programs focused on empowering farmers and finding new climate solutions that are equitable and science-based.
As the world seeks to avoid climate extremes, employing state-of-the art agricultural technology could result in more than 13 billion tons of net negative greenhouse gas emissions annually.
Cornell Cooperative Extension Broome County’s inaugural “Women of Food” event featured local chefs preparing their signature plates and telling personal stories about the foods and relationships that launched their culinary journeys.
With Cornell's help, an Amish farmer grows shiitake mushrooms and solves his financial woes, and an entrepreneur and a chef, both from China, use the mushrooms for a sauce that is now on the market.
Students can now choose a new minor in digital agriculture, a multidisciplinary field focused on food and agriculture production systems, but with an increasingly broader span of applications and interests.
Local farmers and growers, Cornell officials and others observed the 100th anniversary of the Hudson Valley Research Laboratory, part of Cornell AgriTech, in a celebratory event Aug. 18 in Highland, New York.
After a lifetime of farming, developing delicious cabbage and serving the Cortland community, Don Reed ’62 was presented with Cornell’s 11th New York State Hometown Alumni Award.
Three dairy innovators – lu.lu Ice Cream, Oakfield Corners Cheese LLC and Terra Firma Farm – were named winners of the inaugural Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition following a pitch competition on Aug. 8 in Stocking Hall.
