A three-year study by Cornell researchers suggests that growth in local farm aggregation and distribution businesses may provide economic benefits to local communities, but that some other businesses may suffer.
The impacts of climate change on corn yields in the United States and China in coming decades may not be all bad, according to a new Cornell and University of Tokyo study. (Feb. 23, 2011)
Cornell veterinary student Emily Aston ’15 went into the heart of the Amazon to conduct the most remote study to date of the foodborne and waterborne pathogen Toxoplasma gondii.
Cornell researchers have tested their method to restore agricultural land in China by adding components into the soil and collecting water to make the most of meager rainfall supplies.
W. Keith Kennedy, provost emeritus, professor emeritus at Cornell and former dean of Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, died Feb. 18 at age 92. (Feb. 21, 2011)
Michael Mazourek, Ph.D. '08, a professor of plant breeding, has won recognition from the Organic Seed Alliance for his work connecting farmers with research. (Oct. 1, 2012)
Learning how many weeds adapt to climate change could provide valuable information to inform ecological strategies, reports a study that analyzed four weed species that are spreading northward.
Horticulture graduate student Bryan Sobel went to Rwanda to help women learn to cultivate mushrooms, a crop that can help the genocide-ravaged nation recover.
The second episode of 'CU in the Kitchen,' called 'Nutrition Made Delicious' and hosted by the Dan Gaibel, shows how Cornell Dining is adjusting food preparation to help students eat well. (Feb. 2, 2011)