Four Cornell projects were awarded more than $1.65 million in total by the United States Department of Agriculture for research on plant health, production and resilience.
The inaugural class of international faculty fellows received research funding and contributed to interdisciplinary collaboration through their colleges and the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies.
Cornell plant breeder Michael Mazourek, chef Dan Barber and seed producer Matthew Goldfarb have launched a new vegetable seed catalog that provides a vegetable bounty that any foodie will crave.
Cornell Cooperative Extension sponsored the 2017 Empire State Producers Expo, Jan. 17-19 in Syracuse, which featured featured Cornell scientists, CCE educators and experts from across the country.
A study identified the sugar alcohol erythritol, which can be metabolized by, and even produced in, the human body as a biomarker for increasing fat mass.
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.
Family members who work on the family dairy farm make $22,000 less annually than comparable hired managers, says new Cornell agricultural economic research.
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.
Ben Gavitt ‘79, director of Cornell’s New York State Wine Analytical Lab in Geneva, New York, helped improve the taste of wines made around the world, died Dec. 25, 2015, at age 59.