Few farmers attempt to grow rice in the Northeast’s short growing season, but a team of farmers, with the help of Cornell scientists, are experimenting with rice-growing methods to suit New York’s climate.
On her first visit to the New York State Fair, Cornell President Elizabeth Garrett walked past the midway games and deep-fried foods to enjoy the fair’s educational aspects.
Brewery owners, farmers and home brewers gathered at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, N.Y., July 12 to see its new hop yard and hear advice about growing hops from experts and peers alike.
A Cornell team will participate in a contest to communicate the chemistry of Cajun cooking, April 9 during the American Chemical Society's spring convention in New Orleans.
The Cornell Weed Science Teaching Garden gives students and the public a chance to recognize species that might harm people or animals, and reduce crop yields.
Commemorating International Women's Day March 8, a panel moderated by Catherine Bertini, World Food Prize laureate, examined consequences of the increasing role of women in agriculture in the developing world.
Proposal topics include WTO disciplines and biofuels; the process of social displacement and militarization; and the world food crisis as a lens on global development. (Nov. 10, 2008)
Jessica Rutkoski was one of five women presented with the Women in Triticum award at the the May 30-31 Borlaug Global Rust Initiative meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia. (June 2, 2010)
Two faculty members - and one of their dads - have joined forces to publish 'The Complete Potato Grower's Guide: What Every Grower and Gardener Needs to Know.' One of the authors will give a talk Oct. 13. (Oct. 5, 2011)