Cornell Atkinson, The Nature Conservancy, Clean Air Task Force and Environmental Defense Fund have awarded grants to five research projects that aim to improve sustainability in the dairy industry.
An experimental vineyard at the Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory is becoming the university’s first living laboratory of precision, autonomy and sustainability, supporting the grape industry in New York and Pennsylvania.
Bittner-Singer Orchards, a 400-acre farm in Niagara County along the shores of Lake Ontario, looks like your average orchard but is also a site of cutting-edge Cornell research.
Nicole Martin, director of Cornell University’s Milk Quality Improvement Program and expert on dairy foods microbiology, says that the cuts shouldn’t worry consumers, as states can cover the gap in testing.
Youth in Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County's 4-H Livestock Program are learning marketing skills along with lessons in animal husbandry and business planning.
In an increasingly complex food system, ensuring the safety of fruits and vegetables requires collaboration between grocery chains like Wegmans, Cornell and government agencies.
The Ruminant Farm Systems modeling tool is available for open-source collaboration, and is available, free of charge, to all U.S. dairy farmers through the National Dairy FARM Program.
