CALS Dean Kathryn Boor was part of a panel discussion at the United States Department of Agriculture’s 92nd Annual Agricultural Outlook Forum on Feb. 25.
Yogurt industry leader Chobani has given a $1.5 million gift to the Department of Food Science to support research and workforce training in dairy quality to help maintain New York's competitive edge in the industry.
Cornell is leading a national alliance aimed at improving the safety of fresh produce and helping fruit and vegetable growers meet new regulatory requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act.
Policy recommendations by 25 Cornell students were delivered to policymakers at the Food and Agriculture Organization's International AgriBiotech Symposium in Rome via webinar from the Ithaca campus.
A survey of women who recently gave birth found that many women change their behavior and consume less fish during pregnancy, in spite of receiving recommendations for eating fish during pregnancy.
On Oct. 6 President Elizabeth Garrett visited the university's New York Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, where she lauded its work and contributions to New York state's economy.
Farm-to-Pint tours brought together more than 70 New York hop and barley producers, maltsters, brewers, state officials with Cornell and other industry researchers.
The symposium, "Biofortification to Alleviate Micronutrient Malnutrition," will be held at the Statler Hotel Amphitheater and G73 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
For 60 Cornell students, winter break ended early: In January they applied what they had learned in the classroom by working for three weeks on 14 international development projects across Africa, Asia and Latin America.