Academic experts and industry insiders will gather at Cornell on Dec. 8 for a global summit to discuss new approaches to emerging food system challenges.
Author Michael Pollan described his journey as a writer about food and nature, beginning with his first book about gardening, April 27 in the Jill and Ken Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lecture.
A genomic analysis of cassava has found that mutations have corroded the genome, producing many dysfunctional versions of genes and putting at risk a crucial crop that feeds a tenth of all people.
These case studies offer policymakers a better understanding of how regional food systems could bring healthier food to low-income people in the Northeast.
Family members who work on the family dairy farm make $22,000 less annually than comparable hired managers, says new Cornell agricultural economic research.
Lindsay Springer, an accidental wine expert and a graduate student in the field of food science, won the Graduate Research Award March 24 for her work in red wine quality.
An international research group led by Cornell University has found that plastic trash – ubiquitous throughout the world’s oceans – intensifies disease for coral, adding to reef peril.