Month: October 2012

Scientists aim to sustainably outsmart ‘super weeds’

Across the United States, fields of genetically engineered crops have become laboratories for the evolution of glyphosate-resistant (GR) weeds. These fast-growing “super weeds” — resistant to the highly effective herbicide glyphosate — are cutting crop yields and raising costs for farmers, whose only recourse is to spray more and different chemicals. Read the ChronicleOnline article,…Continue Reading Scientists aim to sustainably outsmart ‘super weeds’

“What Lies Beneath”

An interview by the HuffPost Live with Hannah Shayler, Cornell Waste Management Institute, and others discussing how people can address concerns about soil contamination to confidently grow their own vegetables, raise chickens, and reap the many other benefits of urban gardening and urban agriculture. October 18, 2012. Watch the full interview here….Continue Reading “What Lies Beneath”

Cornell plays big role in Northeast biofuel project

Cornell is playing a major role in the Northeast Woody/Warm-season Biomass Consortium (NEWBio), a research and education project led by the Pennsylvania State University that seeks to develop perennial feedstock production systems and supply chains for shrub willow and such warm-season grasses as switchgrass and miscanthus. ChronicleOnline, October 17, 2012…Continue Reading Cornell plays big role in Northeast biofuel project