A diverse group of researchers received a five-year, $10 million United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Specialty Crop Research Initiative grant to find a solution to citrus greening disease.
At Mann Library's Harvesting Heritage event June 5, researchers and home gardeners learned about efforts to preserve ancient traits in the tomato and Cornell's collection of historical seed.
Leaf Doctor analyzes a photograph of a damaged leaf and quantifies the percentage and severity of disease, an important measure for researchers and extension agents in the field.
Researchers and farm managers at Cornell orchards decided to let wild bees, rather than honeybees, pollinate Cornell's apples this year - a gamble that seems to have paid off.
A new Cornell study of New York state apple orchards finds that pesticides cause harm to wild bees, and fungicides labeled "safe for bees" may indirectly also threaten native pollinators.
The new Food Safety Assurance course in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences offers students practical training an professional certifications that give them an advantage as job applicants.
A Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Managementstudy shows new regional production of broccoli in the Eastern United States is economically viable, with no negative impact on consumers prices.
The George Gellert family's $3 million gift has created and endowed the Gellert Family Professorship in Food Safety. Foodborne disease expert Martin Widemann is the inaugural chair holder.
