Now is the perfect time to curl up with seed catalogs and pick vegetable varieties for summer gardens. To see how various varieties have worked out for thousands of other gardeners, check out Cornell's Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners Web site. (Jan. 21, 2008)
A grant is funding experiments on using sugar to kill aphids and other agriculturally important pests delivered by genetically engineered plants. (April 2, 2012)
A garden at Cornell's Mann Library entrance is one of 11 landscapes in the country to be certified by the Sustainable Sites Initiative, a new 'green' certification system for built landscapes. (Sept. 25, 2012)
Bounty from a student garden at Cornell's New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva is being donated to a local food pantry. (Sept. 14, 2012)
Cultivating hops in New York state has its challenges, mainly from pests and two pervasive diseases, and Cornell researchers are lending a hand to new growers.
Cornell collaborations with the Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute are helping Bangladesh fight climate change and develop a strong, self-sufficient agricultural sector. (Aug. 29, 2011)
With the grants, researchers will examine pest and disease management techniques, crop productivity and plant health in New York's specialty crops sector, which generates $1.3 billion annually. (Nov. 2, 2009)
After a naming challenge drew 1,100 suggestions from around the world, a Cornell breeder has revealed the secret identities of two new wine grapes - Arandell and Aromella.
DeAnna D'Attilio '12, a student in Cornell Cooperative Extension's summer internship program, worked on grape and vineyard research during a summer internship in Riverhead, N.Y. (Aug. 18, 2011)