This week the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a proposed revision which could drastically change regulations for genetically-modified crops. Matthew R. Willmann is the director of the Plant Transformation Facility at Cornell University and has 25 years of plant science research experience, having studied plant transformation and genome editing to improve crop plants. He says the revision will lower costs, lead to a broader range of genetically-engineered plants, and reduce time for improved plants to reach growers which will allow agriculture to be more reactive in response to climate change and plant diseases.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Food & Agriculture

Law, Government & Public Policy

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Tropical Storm Harvey continues to wreak havoc on southeastern Texas, and made a second landfall in Louisiana early Wednesday morning.  Charles H. Greene is a professor of Earth and Atmospheric sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, a fellow at the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future and a leading expert in effects of global climate change on ocean ecosystems and extreme weather.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Curt Gooch, a senior extension associate at Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, researches agricultural air emissions and dairy sustainability. He says dairy farmers are using management strategies and new technology to lower their greenhouse gas footprint.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Food & Agriculture

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With the U.S. Apple Association predicting Gala will take the title of most popular apple replacing Red Delicious, Susan Brown, professor of horticulture and world-renowned apple breeder provides the history behind both varieties. Brown also says regardless of which type you prefer, this will be a great year for apples.

Food & Agriculture

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Scott McArt, a professor of entomology at Cornell University, comments on a new United Nations report, which says up to 1 million species of plants and animals face extinction due to human activity.

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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The 2019 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, a Norway spruce from Florida, New York, will be cut down on Thursday and transported to New York City, arriving this Saturday, Nov. 9. Daniel Weitoish, an arborist at Cornell Botanic Gardens, says the Norway spruce is an excellent choice for the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

New York City

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The colors of the 2018 fall foliage season will be delayed and less vibrant, predicts Taryn Bauerle, Cornell University associate professor of plant science, whose research focuses on how plants communicate water stress.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

New York State

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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As the snow continues to come down across the Northeast, two Cornell University experts, David Orr and Eugene Carroll are available for interviews on safe driving tips and the ‘unsung heroes’ who continue to keep roads safe during winter weather.

Industrial and Labor Relations

Agriculture and Life Sciences

New York State

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This week is New York state’s sixth annual Invasive Species Awareness Week (ISAW). Carrie Brown-Lima, director of the New York Invasive Species Research Institute at Cornell University, is an expert in invasive species issues. She says hydrilla and the hemlock woolly adelgid are some of the most problematic invasive species in New York and by making efforts to help stop the spread of the species we can reduce damages they cause.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets confirmed that the spotted lanternfly, an invasive insect originating in East Asia, has been found New York state. Two Cornell University experts describe this invasive pest and its potential impact on New York agriculture.

New York State

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Food & Agriculture

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