A Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Managementstudy shows new regional production of broccoli in the Eastern United States is economically viable, with no negative impact on consumers prices.
The U.S. economy will continue to expand slowly, thanks to a projected gross domestic product (GDP) of 2 percent, no inflation and a 5 percent unemployment rate, according to a Cornell economist.
The George Gellert family's $3 million gift has created and endowed the Gellert Family Professorship in Food Safety. Foodborne disease expert Martin Widemann is the inaugural chair holder.
A slate of six projects totaling more than $1 million has been announced to generate innovative research in the combined fields of agriculture, computation and engineering.
Chris Barrett has been named the new David J. Nolan Director of the nationally ranked Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management effective Jan. 1, 2014.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack met with Cornell faculty members July 29 to learn about solutions in the realm of dairy, nutrition and climate change.
In the shadow of a Ferris wheel and just beyond the midway, The Great New York State Fair features a new exhibit: the Dairy Cow Birthing Center. Fairgoers have packed the barnyard maternity ward to standing room only.
Cornell University researchers received grants to speed up development, evaluation and adoption of new apple rootstocks and build a $100 million East Coast broccoli industry through new cultivars.
Six alumni and faculty offered an overview of Cornell's contributions to poverty and development economics in a Charter Day Weekend panel April 25 on campus.