As Dorian continues to make its way up the East Coast this week, agriculture producers are warned extreme weather and flooding could devastate crops. Two Cornell University experts – David Wolfe and Harold van Es – explain the impacts Dorian could have on crop harvest and the soil in the Southeast, as well as preventative measures farmers are taking to combat damage from these reoccurring destructive storms.

Food & Agriculture

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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In 2017, New York state maple producers made over 750,000 gallons of maple syrup, making New York the second largest maple producing state. With this year’s maple season underway, Stephen Childs, the Cornell Sugar Maple Program Director and a New York state maple specialist, says producers can look forward to a great 2018 season.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Food & Agriculture

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

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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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Economist Chris Barrett say current cargo and procurement requirement greatly increase the price and slow the delivery of aid and diminish its impact on disaster-affected populations.

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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Fall is rapidly approaching, and apple harvest season is here. Helping to shed some light on 2019’s apple harvest, Susan Brown, professor of horticulture and world-renowned apple breeder; Kerik Cox, professor of plant pathology who specializes in fungal and bacterial diseases of apples; Arthur Agnello, entomology professor who focuses on tree fruit pests and pest management, weigh in on this year’s crop and growing season.

Food & Agriculture

New York State

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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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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Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, assistant professor of applied economics and management and a fellow at Cornell’s Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, Sarah Evanega, director of the Cornell Alliance for Science and professor of plant breeding and genetics, and Daryl Nydam, professor in the Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences and director of Quality Milk Production Services, comment on an upcoming IPCC report that calls for urgent food systems reforms.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Food & Agriculture

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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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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Elizabeth Lamb, senior extension associate with the Cornell Cooperative Extension's New York State Integrated Pest Management program, offers advice for picking, preserving and eventually re-planting the perfect tree.

Food & Agriculture

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