Month: November 2013

Bianca Moebius-Clune wins the Soil and Water Management and Conservation Young Scientist award

The Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) presented the Soil and Water Management and Conservation Young Scholar Award to Bianca Moebius-Clune at the national meetings in Tampa Bay Florida in November, 2013.  Dr. Moebius-Clune is an Extension Associate in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at Cornell University.  She was recognized for her strong…Continue Reading Bianca Moebius-Clune wins the Soil and Water Management and Conservation Young Scientist award

Weeds! Harbingers of Climate Change – featuring Professor Toni DeTommaso

Weeds, those unwanted, unloved and annoying invasive plants that farmers and gardeners hate amid their plantings, are expanding to northern latitudes, thanks to rising temperatures. “Weeds are the wild relatives of many of our crops,” says Antonio DiTommaso, a weed ecologist and Cornell associate professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences. “Weeds will…Continue Reading Weeds! Harbingers of Climate Change – featuring Professor Toni DeTommaso