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Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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Cornell dairy expert: FDA suspension of milk tests unlikely to affect safety

April 25, 2025

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.

Food & Agriculture

It’s shaping up to be a ‘promising year’ for NY gardeners

March 31, 2025

Marvin Pritts is an expert in horticulture with particular interests in berry crops and sustainable production practices. He says some plants can go into the ground as soon as next month.

New York State
Food & Agriculture

Acid rain, smog, toxic crops: Scientists fear impacts of EPA deregulation

March 18, 2025

Soil and crop scientist Murray McBride comments on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) newly proposed roll backs of environmental regulations and the potential impacts on air, soils, ecosystems and human health.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Food & Agriculture

Not just coffee: Climate change impacts food ‘from abalone to zucchini’

March 3, 2025

Michael Hoffmann, professor emeritus at Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and lead author of Our Changing Menu: Climate Change and the Foods We Love and Need, comments on the rising price of coffee and climate change's impacts on foods.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Food & Agriculture

NY maple season starts strong, but tariffs create sticky situation

March 4, 2025

Adam Wild, director of Cornell University’s Uihlein Maple Research Forest and co-director of the Cornell Maple Program, says that while this year's "old-fashioned winter" has been beneficial for the season, new tariffs on Canadian products could hurt producers and consumers.

Food & Agriculture
Economics and Business

Mexico’s new plan for ‘food sovereignty’ is fundamentally flawed

October 25, 2024

Andrew Novakovic is a professor emeritus of agricultural economics in the Cornell University College of Agricultural and Life Science, and says Sheinbaum’s plan may be good politics, but is drastically flawed in terms of policy. 

Food & Agriculture
Economics and Business
International

Shoppers should prepare for ‘continuing changes’ in egg prices

October 1, 2024

Amy Barkley, a livestock and farm specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension, says we should expect fluctuating egg prices for some time. 

New York State
Food & Agriculture
Agriculture and Life Sciences

First spotted lanternfly population detected in NY grape growing region

July 18, 2024

Brian Eshenaur, associate director of New York State Integrated Pest Management at Cornell University, is available to discuss the discovery of a population of the invasive spotted lanternfly in the Finger Lakes grape-growing region of New York for the first time.

New York State
Food & Agriculture

Dairy cattle biologist: Denmark methane tax ‘premature’

June 27, 2024

Joseph McFadden, a professor of dairy cattle biology, studies ways to measure and reduce methane emissions from livestock. He says Denmark's methane tax places an “unnecessary burden” on farmers who need better tools to mitigate and measure emissions.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Food & Agriculture
Agriculture and Life Sciences

Surviving the heat: Tips to keep your vegetable garden healthy in high temps

June 18, 2024

Steve Reiners, professor of horticulture at Cornell University, shares key steps you can take immediately to help your garden vegetables survive this heat wave.

New York State
Food & Agriculture

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