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CCE names critical issue lead for community and economic vitality programs

Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) has appointed Vicki Giarratano critical issue lead for extension programming in community and economic vitality programs, effective October 1.

Food & Agriculture
Around Cornell

Students learn soil science in the field

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. This is the third story in a series about on-farm teaching.

Food & Agriculture
Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine
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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
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World Food Prize event focuses on women's tech access

Challenges women face accessing agricultural technology took center stage at a World Food Prize side event organized by the U.S. Department of State Office of Agricultural Policy and featuring expertise from Cornell’s Feed the Future Insect-Resistant Eggplant Partnership.

Food & Agriculture
Global Reach
Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine
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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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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

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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With sustainable practices, New York dairy farms lower emissions

In collaboration with farmers, researchers found that emission intensities from New York state dairy farms were lower per gallon of milk than national estimates and among the lowest reported across continents. 

Food & Agriculture
Energy, Environment & Sustainability
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Public Engagement

Avian flu in raw milk found to be broadly sensitive to heat

In response to dairy industry needs, a team of researchers found that avian flu persisted in raw milk for as long as eight weeks when refrigerated - but also that it did not survive pasteurization and even some subpasteurization temperatures.

Food & Agriculture
Health, Nutrition & Medicine
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Superweed in NYS found resistant to widely used herbicide

New research confirms glyphosate-resistant waterhemp for the first time in New York state, with significant consequences for soybean growers, many of whom use the herbicide as their primary method of weed control.

Food & Agriculture
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