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What's happening at the Experiment Station (An archive of Cornell AgriTech news 2011-2013)

September 30, 2011

Each year the Station Club solicits nominations for an Outstanding Employee The Outstanding Employee will be announced and presented with gifts at the December  9, 2011 Station...

September 30, 2011

The Station tent at Fun on the Farm had a steady flow of visitors throughout the day The event organizers have reported over 5,000 people attended the event  To view pictures on...

September 30, 2011

Crop Savior Blazes Biotech Trail, but Few Scientists or Companies Are Willing to Follow PUNA, Hawaii -- His shoes crunching through volcanic grit on the Big Island's...

September 26, 2011

With the retirement of Professor Tom Glover from Hobart and William Smith Colleges, a new liaison to the Station has been appointed by the Colleges’ Provost Patricia Mowery,...

September 22, 2011

By Amanda Garris Elemental sulfur is wine’s “frenemy”: In the vineyard it is an effective method to keep the ubiquitous powdery mildew disease at bay, but excessive...

September 15, 2011

Cornell's new raspberry variety, Crimson Giant, is fashionably late Developed by Cornell berry breeder and associate professor of horticulture Courtney Weber, Crimson Giant was...

September 9, 2011

The Ontario County Fun on the Farm is Saturday, September 24 from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm at J DeBoover Farms in Phelps It is a community event that is held every other year  The...

September 8, 2011

In the Search for Perfect Fruit, Breeders Create Odd, New Hybrids By MELANIE GRAYCE WEST Wall Street Journal For 50 years, the Zaiger family has been striving...

September 2, 2011

By Alexi Smith It’s a nasty fungus that can devastate vineyards and has recently begun to spread among grapes previously believed to be resistant, which is why Gillian...

September 1, 2011

GENEVA, NY, August 31 – On September 9, the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Plant Genetic Resources Unit here will give residents of New York’s Finger Lakes region an...

September 1, 2011

Dr Chao is joining the Plant Genetic Resources Unit as the clonal germplasm curator responsible for apples, tart cherries, and cold hardy grapes Dr Chao...

September 1, 2011

By Krishna Ramanujan For the first time, researchers have identified how cabbage looper caterpillars in the field develop resistance to the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis...