News & Events

A Cornell project aims to identify a nutrition-based solution that improves dairy cows’ ability to adapt to extreme heat. Read more

The March/April 2019 edition of What's Cropping Up? has been released. Topics include the biological control of corn rootworm with nematodes, warm-season grass binary mixtures for biomass in the Northeast US, and the 2018 Corn Silage Hybrid evaluation results as well as other soil health and weed and disease management topics. Read more

Northern New York is a hotspot for Western bean cutworm (WBC) primarily a pest in field corn. A NNY agricultural development grant program has expanded the WBC Trapping Network farther into the Northern New York region thus helping to facilitate early treatment intervention at lower levels of WBC which can help limit crop damage. Read more

A free, open-source mobile app now lets everyone from plant researchers to gardeners and farmers know exactly how much damage insect pests cause when they chomp on leaves. Read more

New York corn growers can now reap the benefits of the long-term commitment made by the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) to the research needed for managing the most destructive alfalfa crop pest. Read more

Waterways might grow cleaner, thanks to improvements in the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System, a dairy nutrition model. Read more

Climatic changes are disrupting the entire farm cycle, from forcing delays in planting to reducing yields when the crops do grow. Cornell’s Climate Smart Farming program (CSF) supports farmers in New York state and the Northeast to put in place new practices that increase agricultural productivity and farming incomes sustainably and increase farmers' resiliency.   Read more

Thunder View Farms, a Catskill-region Angus beef operation founded and run by Cornell graduates, has been honored by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association for its efforts at keeping water that flows to New York City safe. Read more

Over the course of two days, students from a wide range of disciplines – from computer science to engineering to animal health to public health – came together during Cornell University’s first Digital Agriculture Hackathon to find innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing agricultural problems. Read more

The Cornell-led New York Soil Health Initiative has just released its Soil Health Roadmap, which identifies ways farmers and land managers can adopt better soil health practices. Read more

Soil health has been defined as the “the capacity of the soil to function as a vital living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals, and humans” (NRCS). The soil health concept recognizes that biological, physical, and chemical constraints must all be addressed for the soil to reach its full potential. Read more

Researcher from Cornell and Virginia Tech have identified the process by which fungus is spread from plant to plant, carrying disease that costs billions annually in lost crops. Read more

Mold and mycotoxin development in corn ears and stalks, and the resulting corn silage continues to be a major concern for dairy producers. For corn silage growers, understanding whether or not Western Bean Cutworm significantly impacts the yield or quality of the forage is critical to decision making for managing this pest. Read more

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