Attendees of the Aurora Farm Field Day networking prior to the program.

Two attendees of the Aurora Farm Field Day

The roots of cover crops help boost soil health

All in a day's work. Photo: Roxanne Lynn

Brady Rogers, a CCE intern, discusses the use of drones to collect indicators of plant health at the Aurora Farm Field Day

John Hanchar speaks with Small Grains Management Field Day attendees

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Field Crops News

With new barley variety, Cornell leads way for brewers

Mar 26, 2020

Cornell researchers have just released a new variety of New York-adapted spring barley, to meet needs created by a 2012 Farm Brewery Bill that expects New York’s craft brewers to steadily increase the amount of state-sourced ingredients used in their beer.

Herbicide resistance increasing over time world wide

Statewide herbicide resistance screening to start in 2020: Help us to help you!

Mar 24, 2020

Beginning in 2020, we will undertake a screening effort to describe the distribution of herbicide resistance in the state. This coming summer and fall, growers, crop consultants and allied industry personnel who suspect they have herbicide resistance are encouraged to contact Dr. Lynn Sosnoskie to arrange for weed seed collection.

Report Seedcorn Maggot and Wireworm Damage: WE NEED YOUR INPUT

Mar 6, 2020

A collaborative effort between the NYS Integrated Pest Management program and Cornell Cooperative Extension field crop specialists will begin in 2020 with the goal of monitoring for and documenting losses to pests. And that's where YOU come in.

Top ag schools joining forces at Cornell digital ag hackathon

Feb 21, 2020

This year, students and faculty from the world’s five leading agricultural universities, including Cornell, will spend three days learning, networking and brainstorming at the Cornell Initiative for Digital Agriculture’s (CIDA) second annual hackathon, Feb. 28-March 1.

Farmer Gary Frost (left) and nematode developer Elson Shields talking

Invasion of the Rootworm Snatchers

Feb 20, 2020

These nematodes eat insect guts for breakfast. Can they save Bt corn?

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