A three-year, $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will help Cornell University’s Small Farms Program (SFP) work with a coalition of groups to broaden its support for new farmers. “Growing demand for ...
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An October 27 article in Cornell Alumni Magazine, Rotten Tomatoes – Anatomy of an ag epidemic, chronicles last summer’s late blight outbreak that ravaged tomatoes and potatoes in the Northeast. An excerpt: “In mid-August, ...
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By removing the least amount of existing vegetation on the Commons, we don’t have to start from scratch. We can continue to benefit from trees that have been around for 30 years in terms ...
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From Neil Mattson: As part of the Career Explorations class for new Plant Sciences undergrads, a networking event will be held on November 2nd. This will be an exciting fast-paced occasion for new students ...
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From Chris Cerveny, SoHo Social Chair: A New, Random Topic Lecture Series and Pot Luck Dinner With Justine Vanden Heuvel and Brent Marcus, Tuesday, October 20, 2009 6:30 to 9:00 pm in PS 22 ...
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Update : Cornell Chronicle article: Cornell receives nearly $850,000 to improve specialty crops. From an October 15 news release from the New York State Dept. of Agriculture and Markets. “New York State Agriculture Commissioner ...
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A bevy of Cornell bred potatoes are featured in an Oct. 13 article in the New York Times. (See Stand Back, Yukon Gold: There’s a New Potato in Town.) Researchers at Cornell University developed ...
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Excerpts from an article from the CALS newsroom, Home Grown: Cornell Dining Serves Up Locally Grown CALS Produce. Special thanks to Steve, Melissa and others who help get the food from the farm to ...
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From the PPPMB Chili Cook-Off Committee (Julia Crane, John Gottula, Allison Jack and Jay Worley). It’s time to pull out grandma’s secret chili recipe because the Fifth Annual Battle of the Plant Sciences Chili ...
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Cornell Orchards has a bumper crop of wine grapes. Varieties include Finger Lakes Reisling, Seyval Blanc, Foch, Pinot gris, Chardonnay, Lemberger, Cabernet franc, Concord and a few odds and ends, mostly hybrids, that could ...
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