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Backyard poultry at risk when migrating mallards stop to rest

Knowing the duration and timing of when migrating mallard ducks – natural carriers of avian influenza – stop and rest can help predict the probability that they will infect backyard poultry flocks.

Food & Agriculture
Health, Nutrition & Medicine
Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine

Cultivating future agricultural leaders at Cornell Orchards

Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station (Cornell AES) manages nine research farms and 127,000 square feet of greenhouse space on Ithaca’s campus and across New York state. While these facilities are designed to support research, they are also used as unique teaching tools for two dozen courses covering topics in plant science, soil science, entomology, food systems, agricultural machinery, and more.

Food & Agriculture
Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine
Around Cornell

Cornell researchers win Four Bezos Earth Fund Awards

Four Cornell researchers were chosen from a competitive, global application pool to receive Bezos Earth Fund awards to use AI to address climate change and nature loss.

Food & Agriculture
Energy, Environment & Sustainability
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Physical Sciences & Engineering
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Students help rural Peruvians grow turmeric business

The business students traveled to a rural region of Peru to brainstorm sustainable business ideas for a local community.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
Food & Agriculture
Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Global Reach
Health, Nutrition & Medicine
Public Engagement

CCE appoints agriculture and food systems critical issue lead

As critical issue lead, Reid will work closely with other key programs to bolster Cornell Cooperative Extension's statewide initiatives, providing essential leadership and connecting campus resources with CCE educators and partners.

Food & Agriculture
NYS Impact
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With new tool, birds can help track – and save – wild bees

A new publicly available tool uses data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s eBird program to track and estimate the diversity of wild bees across the eastern and central U.S. - with implications for conservation and agriculture.

Food & Agriculture
Energy, Environment & Sustainability
News & Events
Public Engagement

Large-scale investment in research needed to maintain U.S. agriculture

In the face of climate change, researchers estimate the U.S. investment in agricultural research needed to maintain productivity - finding it comparable to the investment made following the two world wars.

Food & Agriculture
Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Law, Government & Public Policy
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Cowpea breeding advances aim to boost resilience in Africa

Researchers from the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement convened in Malawi for intensive workshops aimed at advancing cowpea breeding efforts and building sustainable scientific capacity in East and Southern Africa.

Food & Agriculture
Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine
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One-stop bird flu resource center fills information gaps

Cornell has launched a comprehensive resource that offers a one-stop clearinghouse for the most current and trustworthy information on bird flu.

Food & Agriculture
Health, Nutrition & Medicine
Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine
NYS Impact

Shoppers should prepare for ‘continuing changes’ in egg prices

October 1, 2024

Amy Barkley, a livestock and farm specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension, says we should expect fluctuating egg prices for some time. 

New York State
Food & Agriculture
Agriculture and Life Sciences