LEAD NY, in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, helps professionals in the food, agricultural and natural resource industries develop critical leadership skills.  Read more

Digital agriculture at Cornell has just been seeded for robust additional growth by being added as a strategic discipline area to the provost's radical collaboration initiative. Read more

The full version of What’s Cropping Up? Volume 29 No. 1 is available as a downloadable PDF and on issuu. Individual articles are also available on the What's Cropping Up? blog. Read more

The outlook for New York state’s farm economy is steady, with farm incomes likely to remain relatively low for a second straight year, according to  Jennifer Ifft, assistant professor of applied economics and management. Read more

Options include a certified course through PMEP which provides 1 NYS DEC Pesticide Credit or a free course with no DEC credits. Read more

In the first episode of the new season of "Extension Out Loud," Julie Suarez, associate dean of governmental and community relations with CALS,  breaks down how the longest government shutdown in the books has impacted farmers, Cornell’s role in the growing hemp industry, the farm bill’s emphasis on urban agriculture, innovative production, research, and more! Read more

Executive directors from Cornell Cooperative Extension county associations from across the state traveled to Albany Jan. 22 to meet with senators and Assembly members from their respective districts. Read more

An international group of scientists and other professionals, co-led by a Cornell professor, have offered solutions for sequestering atmospheric carbon. Read more

Richard Stup, an agricultural workforce specialist in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, is working on ways to help New York state’s farmers tackle workforce issues. Read more

Cornell Cooperative Extension's “Extension Out Loud” podcasts examine output, quality and consumer impacts from this year’s vegetable, tree fruit, grapes and field crops harvests. Read more

The full version of What’s Cropping Up? Volume 28 No. 5 is now available as a downloadable PDF and on issuu. Individual articles are always available on the What's Cropping Up? blog as well. Topics include a comparison of conventionally produced vs. organic soybeans, a newly released survey of New York farmers regarding soil health, and an evaluation of use of Adapt-N tool to reduce nitrate leaching. Read more

Small dairy farm operators in New York may soon be faced with the prohibition of winter spreading of manure by the State Department of Environmental Conservation. As an option to winter spreading, farmers considering updating barns or building new facilities can consider a bedded pack barn system for manure storage and animal comfort. Read more

Cornell’s Farm Ops program has changed the lives of thousands of veterans across New York by providing education, experts and resources to achieve success in agriculture. Read more

Climate change hits home. A warming world affects the Northeast region, and to demonstrate, the Cornell Institute for Climate Smart Solutions has developed a new online tool: Climate Change in Your County. Read more

Northern New York dairy farmers are using a whole-farm nutrient mass balance software tool to identify opportunities to improve their farmwide use of nitrogen phosphorus, and potassium. The ultimate goal is enhancing watershed and agricultural stewardship while simultaneously increasing on-farm efficiency, milk production and crop yield. Read more

This confirmation of SDS in New York indicates that soybean growers in this state should consider planting varieties with resistance to this disease and utilizing seed treatments in areas where it is identified. Read more

This year marked the 50th year of a program that has helped modernize the dairy inspections in New York. Read more

1 View from the Field: 1.1 End of the Season, 1.2 Corn Diseases | 2 Horseweed vs Goldenrod | 3 Recording pest issues help with the future! | 4 Clipboard Checklist Read more

Data from the 2018 corn harvest on Northern New York farms will contribute to yield-based zone management for corn growers and evaluation of yield potentials for New York soil types statewide. Read more

Deborah Grantham was named director of the Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center Sept. 16. Read more