Environmental scientist Benjamin Z. Houlton, the new dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, says agriculture is the most important industry of the 21st century – and a powerful weapon to combat climate change.
The high price of food and unstable prices worldwide are issues requiring separate solutions, economists Chris Barrett and Marc Bellemare argue in a new article in Foreign Affairs. (July 14, 2011)
Researchers are testing the algae that's a biofuel byproduct as a protein-rich source of feed to supplement or replace some corn and soybean meal mix traditionally given to food-producing animals
With ecological viability threatened, world resources draining, the population burgeoning and despair running rampant, the end is nigh. Larry Cathles, professor of earth and atmospheric sciences, begs to differ.
More than 70 high school students learned about sustainable and just community food systems June 28-30 at Cornell's first Youth Grow Summit. (July 6, 2011)
A Cornell entomologist has identified the common eastern bumblebee as the best native pollinator for pumpkins and is studying its role in other vegetables as well.
The Cornell Vegetable Program is looking at how to promote the growing and marketing of such ethnic vegetables as shiso, maxixe, tasoi and komatsuna. (Jan. 11, 2012)
A new agreement between the NYS Berry Growers Association and the Cornell berry breeding program, growers in the state will evaluate elite selections from the university in their own fields.
As the NYS Seed Testing Lab at the NYS Ag Experiment Station celebrates its centennial, Joyce Wicksall has a unique view - She's worked there for more than half of its 100-year history.