Cornell University Cooperative Extension-NYC Urban Environment Program has trained the grounds maintenance staff of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp. on horticultural issues. (Oct. 10, 2011)
Two faculty members - and one of their dads - have joined forces to publish 'The Complete Potato Grower's Guide: What Every Grower and Gardener Needs to Know.' One of the authors will give a talk Oct. 13. (Oct. 5, 2011)
At a Sept. 28 meeting of the Southern Tier Regional Development Council, Cornell President David Skorton, who co-chairs the council, expressed optimism for New York state's recovery. (Sept. 30, 2011)
Cornell researchers have discovered that Alka-Seltzer tablets are perfect for keeping a disease at bay in vineyards and for protecting fermentations by monitoring residues. (Sept. 19, 2011)
Betsy Leonard '81 is the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station's new organic farm coordinator - doing everything from plowing to mentoring. (Sept. 16, 2011)
A new Cornell raspberry variety, Crimson Giant, was developed specifically for the New York climate and can extend the harvest window for fresh, local raspberries to the beginning of November. (Sept. 15, 2011)
The five subpopulations of Asian rice all belong to one species, but their genetic structures are so different that, genetically speaking, they are almost like different species, a new study finds. (Sept. 14, 2011)
