Tip Sheets

Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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Cornell experts on coronavirus - Impact on agriculture, food, beverage industries and food supply chain

May 12, 2020

Experts at Cornell University are available to discuss the coronavirus in terms of its many impacts on agriculture industries, food and beverage markets, as well as specific disruptions to the food supply chain.

Food & Agriculture
Andrew Novakovic
Miguel Gómez
Mary Jo Dudley
Bradley Rickard
Anusuya Rangarajan
Alex Susskind
Aaron Adalja
Richard Stup
Douglass Miller

Smithfield Foods closure highlights contagion risk in food industry

April 14, 2020

The world’s biggest producer of pork, Smithfield Foods, announced it will close one of its pork-processing facilities after many workers at the plant tested positive for coronavirus. Martin Wiedmann, a food scientist and professor of food safety at Cornell University, says that the shutdown illustrates the challenges of minimizing the risk of contagion among workers in the food industry. 

Economics and Business
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Agriculture and Life Sciences