Waste could fulfill 102% of nitrogen and 50% of phosphorus needs for the nation’s agriculture, and significant amounts could be distributed locally and sustainably.
Vipan Kumar, associate professor in the School of Integrative Plant Science, is conducting research to understand the biology of weed resistance to herbicides.
Chris Barrett, professor of public policy and economics at Cornell University, says most farmers already have, in many cases already applied, fertilizer for spring plantings.
Cornell Atkinson has announced 40 research grants to support undergraduate and graduate student researchers whose work will support sustainability, biodiversity and agriculture.
High-growth food, beverage and ag tech startups can now apply for the eighth round of the Grow-NY business competition, in which up to 20 finalists compete for $3 million in total prize funding, including a $1 million top prize.
