New York Attorney General Letitia James has directed $1.1 million to support the new Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences New York Soil Health Climate Smart Agriculture Fund, aimed at working with farmers to promote healthy soils.
Across parts of southern Africa, fences aim to separate cattle from other animals to prevent the spread of diseases, but they also restrict wildlife migrations.
A new analysis shows that improved farm productivity has been the driving force in keeping global greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture in check, with implications for how countries support farmers and research.
After almost 50 years at Cornell – from an undergraduate student to a widely respected steward of Cornell’s land grant mission – Margaret Smith has been elected professor emerita.
