Month: May 2013

New tool helps farmers nip nitrogen losses

A new tool helps farmers feed crops only as much as they really need. The free Web-based tool, Adapt-N, draws on local soil, crop and weather data – including high resolution climate data stored at the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell – to provide better estimates of nitrogen fertilizer needs for corn, in real…Continue Reading New tool helps farmers nip nitrogen losses

Thea Whitman recipient of the 2013 CALS Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award

Congratulations to Thea Whitman on being selected as an Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences this year.  Teaching Assistants make an important contribution to our instructional program, and we are pleased to have this opportunity to recognize Thea’s distinguished performance in this vital role. All recipients and guests were…Continue Reading Thea Whitman recipient of the 2013 CALS Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award