Week 6: Field Trips and Field Work
The past week was very eventful, consisting of multiple major farm and food processing site visits, as well as exposure to a new and very interesting type of field work for me. I started ...
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Improving Agronomic and Environmental Sustainability of Forage Production
4th Of July Week
Hello, Back with an update on our work this past week in the 4-H youth CAN. This week, which was also Independence Day, or better referred to as 4th of July, was one of ...
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Week 2: Horse Farm Improvement Program
Hello, everyone! Over the last week, I have visited and assessed two farms. The first farm was a private, local operation. The second farm was a boarding and training operation located near Rochester. When ...
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Week 6: From Lake to Shining Sea- Ospreys and Mysids
Osprey Nest Ospreys are birds of prey that eat primarily fish. To hunt, they dive feet first into shallow water and pick up prey with their talons. In the past ospreys suffered from human ...
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Week Six: Some Challenges and Upcoming Excitement
Urban Strawberry Project This week marked another busy and productive period with Cornell’s Urban Strawberry Project. Although we didn’t apply any fertilizer this week, there were still plenty of tasks to keep me engaged ...
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Week 5
Began the week by helping with the rainfall simulator project. We did the same trials as last week using the same pans of manure treated soil. Through doing multiple weeks of testing we are ...
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Week 5: New Lab Procedure & Final Field Day
This week, I had the opportunity to learn a new lab procedure, which was taught to me by Carlos, a masters student in the Ketterings lab. The procedure was part of Carlos’ project, looking ...
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Week 5 – Field Crops & Fourth of July
by John Pirrung Hello Readers, This week was thankfully more relaxed than last week, and having the 4th off was a nice little break. We had a very productive team meeting on Wednesday ...
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Week Five: Continuing the Urban Strawberry Project and Preparing for FMNP Interviews
Last week, I continued my work on the Urban Strawberry Project. I visited the community gardens at Community Access and Via Verde, both located in the Bronx. These visits were focused on ensuring the ...
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Week 1: Horse Farm Improvement Program
Hello, and welcome to my blog! My name is Molly Mazza, and I am rising junior majoring in Animal Science. This summer, I am the intern at CCE Livingston County for the Horse Farm ...
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Week 5: Sturgeon Ho!
Sunken Treasure This week while collecting lake bottom samples with an Ekman grab, we caught an “Oneida Lake Pancake.” There are debates among geologists as to how exactly these naturally forming disks are made. What ...
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Week 2: 4-H Career Explorations
This past week has been one of learning and growing. I had the opportunity to be a part of the 4-H Youth Career Explorations program at Cornell University where youth from all across New ...
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