Cornell's agricultural experiment stations and cooperative extension will allocate annual federal grants to land-grant universities of $9 million to study food systems, environmental problems. (Oct. 29, 2012)
Thirty apple orchard owners around New York state are growing new apple varieties developed at the Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva to test whether the apples should be commercialized. (April 30, 2009)
A multidisciplinary research project co-led by Cornell grape breeder Bruce Reisch will soon provide breeders tools they can use to develop more and better varieties of grapes. (Oct. 24, 2012)
Cornell scientists and alumni are part of a participatory plant breeding movement that seeks to produce organically gown seeds for crops appropriate to local climate conditions.
Cornell’s Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future gives $1.4 million from their Academic Venture Fund to 12 new scientific projects. The awards were culled from a record-setting 49 proposals.
The Produce Safety Alliance at Cornell calls on farmers, researchers, state officials, produce industry experts and others interested in produce safety to join one of 10 alliance working committees. (April 4, 2011)
Although the Cornell Dairy Bar has closed for several years while Stocking Hall is renovated, Cornell ice cream and other dairy products are now available at Trillium Express. (Aug. 26, 2010)
Cornell Cooperative Extension and the New York Farm Bureau shared a March 21 ceremony in Binghamton to commemorate their joint 100th anniversary. (March 24, 2011)
High temperatures and low rainfall in the Northeast are taking a toll on plants, shrubs and lawns. Here are things you can do to stay green. (Aug. 5, 2010)