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Jonathan Lunine

David C. Duncan Professor in the Physical Sciences

Topic	Name	Date
New York State , Agriculture and Life Sciences	Elizabeth Lamb Ornamentals IPM Coordinator and Greenhouse Vegetable IPM Specialist	11/28/18
	“Christmas trees help keep land open for birds and wild-life and because it is managed land, they help keep invasive plants out. Not to mention, they support the local economy. “The fresher the tree the better, which is a good reason to buy local. “New York is eighth in the country for Christmas tree production with over 320 Christmas tree growers. “Most New York state farms are choose-and-cut operations, some have pre-cut trees and you can ask the grower about how long they have been cut. Some also have tree lots in town so ask at your local lot where the trees are coming from." Media: Lindsey Hadlock lmh267@cornell.edu 607-269-6911 Related Tip Sheet: In choosing a tree this year, use your nose and buy local (11/28/18)
New York State , Agriculture and Life Sciences	Lee Dean Lead Arborist	11/28/18
	Consider a living tree. Choose a species that grows naturally in your area. Place it on top of waterproof material, wrap the root ball in decorative cloth, and water frequently. Media: Lindsey Hadlock lmh267@cornell.edu 607-269-6911 Related Tip Sheet: In choosing a tree this year, use your nose and buy local (11/28/18)
New York State , Agriculture and Life Sciences	Brian Eshenaur Sr. Extension Associate for Ornamental Crops	11/28/18
	Christmas trees should smell good. If there isn’t much fragrance when you flex the needles, it may mean that the tree was cut too long ago. Media: Lindsey Hadlock lmh267@cornell.edu 607-269-6911 Related Tip Sheet: In choosing a tree this year, use your nose and buy local (11/28/18)
Agriculture and Life Sciences , New York State , Food & Agriculture	Stephen Reiners Professor in the School of Integrative Plant Science	09/24/18
	“When choosing your pumpkin, look for one with a sturdy, hard stem with no soft spots on the fruit. You can buy ones that still show a little green as they will continue to ripen on your porch. A good pumpkin bought today should easily last until Halloween, if not Thanksgiving. If you plan to cut them for Jack-o-Lanterns, wait until a few days before Halloween. Once you carve them, they will only last about seven days.” Media: Lindsey Hadlock lmh267@cornell.edu 607-269-6911 Related Tip Sheet: NYS growers have large, early crop: Pick your perfect pumpkin now (09/24/18)
Energy, Environment & Sustainability , New York State , Agriculture and Life Sciences	Taryn Bauerle Associate Professor	09/13/18
	The goldilocks of fall colors is warm sunny days followed by cool nights. Right now, New York has had a very wet and warm fall that will delay changes in foliage and lessen their vibrancy. Therefore, we can expect fall foliage to be less vivid this year. Media: Lindsey Hadlock lmh267@cornell.edu 607-269-6911 Related Tip Sheet: Wet, warm weather makes for muted fall foliage in New York (09/13/18)
Energy, Environment & Sustainability , Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future , Law, Government & Public Policy , Agriculture and Life Sciences	Robert Howarth David R. Atkinson Professor of Ecology and Environmental Biology	08/21/18
	“Air pollution moves readily across state boundaries, and for example air quality in New York state is heavily influenced by the pollution emitted in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and other upwind states. The levels of acid rain we receive and the amount of ozone pollution we experience is more determined by actions in these upwind states than in New York itself." Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: Downwind states stand to lose if Trump coal emissions plan takes shape (08/21/18)
	Mary Jo Dudley Senior extension associate and Director of the Cornell Farmworkers Program	04/26/18
	“The controversy surrounding the arrests in Rome, New York is whether ICE violated the law by not producing a warrant for its raid on a privately-owned farm. Given agriculture’s reliance on undocumented farmworkers, the recent rise in immigration enforcement in New York state is of concern to immigrant communities as well as farmers. It is important that Governor Andrew Cuomo has condemned ICE’s actions and other state leaders should follow his lead. The key will be how this is implemented. Media: Media Relations, Media Relations Office mediarelations@cornell.edu (607) 255 - 2059 Related Tip Sheet: ICE raid on NYS farm shows link between immigrant labor, agriculture (04/26/18)
Agriculture and Life Sciences , Food & Agriculture , Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship	Stephen Childs Cornell Sugar Maple Program Director and New York State Maple Specialist	02/26/18
	"The maple season is underway in much of New York state. Some areas experienced sap runs in January, with the most extensive runs occurring this past week in February. The long-range forecast looks great for syrup production in much of the state in the coming week; although a few areas may still be a little too cold. This should be a great season. Syrup flavors are great and weather looks good for the foreseeable future." Media: Lindsey Hadlock lmh267@cornell.edu 607-269-6911 Related Tip Sheet: NYS maple producers can look forward to a sweet season (02/26/18)
Energy, Environment & Sustainability , Industrial and Labor Relations , Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future , New York State	Lara Skinner Associate director of the Worker Institute at Cornell	01/03/18
	“Governor Cuomo’s announcement to significantly develop the offshore wind industry and workforce in New York State is historic. His commitment to procure 800 megawatts of offshore wind energy in 2018 and 2019 is important to jumpstarting this growing clean energy economy and has the potential to create thousands of good, high-paying manufacturing, construction and other long-term jobs in New York State." Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: New York offshore wind investment ‘historic’ for clean energy (01/03/18)
New York State , Agriculture and Life Sciences , Food & Agriculture	Elizabeth Lamb Ornamentals IPM Coordinator and Greenhouse Vegetable IPM Specialist	12/06/17
	“The industries most likely to be affected by spotted lanternfly in New York state are grapes and hops, tree-fruit production, and ornamentals. Once you consider the ornamental hosts, it becomes an issue for homeowners and landscapers, too." Media: Joe Schwartz bjs54@cornell.edu 607-882-3774 Related Tip Sheet: Spotted lanternfly threatens NY apple, grape and hop crops (12/06/17)

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