Seminar video: The Power of Plants
If you missed Jane Knight’s lecture, The Power of Plants: The Eden Project and Beyond, you can now view the video: Visit the Eden Project website.
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Vegetable tranplants donated to low-income families
Assistant professor Neil Mattson and technician Tim Putzke load vegetable transplants bound for Tompkins Community Action (TCA). Mattson grew nearly 5,000 transplants to be distributed through TCA to 100 low-income households, many of whom ...
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Grad students visit Shindagin Hollow
From graduate student Vinay Pagay: Chair Marvin Pritts took a group of horticulture graduate students to Shindagin Hollow State Forest on Friday, May 20, for an afternoon hike to observe some natural vegetation — ...
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New Climate Change Program Work Team
From Allison Chatrchyan, CCE-Dutchess County amc256@cornell.edu: Cornell University faculty, staff and Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) educators recently formed a new Program Work Team (PWT) to develop and disseminate information on how climate change will ...
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Senior profile: David Bower
Fifth in a series of profiles celebrating the Class of 2011. Majors: Plant Sciences, Viticulture and Enology Hometown: Rochester, N.Y. Why did you choose Cornell? I was always interested in plants. As an Eagle ...
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Plant Science events at graduation
From Leah Cook lcc2@cornell.edu: Please note that the venue for diploma distribution at 12:30 has changed from Minns Garden to Plant Science 233. We’ll have signs, make an announcement at breakfast, etc., but the ...
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Fruit storage workshop Aug. 2
Storage Workshop August 2, 2011 College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University Ithaca, NY Cost: $55/person if paid by July 26. $65 after July 26 and at the door. Includes proceedings, lunch (and parking permit ...
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Weed Field Day July 13
New York Weed Science Field Day July 13, 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Homer C. Thompson Research Farm Freeville, N.Y. (10 miles Northeast of Ithaca, Fall Creek Road, Rt. 366 extension) View google map ...
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Late blight update
Late blight lesion on tomato leaf. Click for larger view. On May 18, New York State Agriculture Commissioner Darrel J. Aubertine alerted home gardeners and commercial growers of the potential introduction of late blight ...
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Organic field days at Freeville
From Betsy Leonard, Organic Coordinator, Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station Mark your calendar for these two events at the Homer C. Thompson Vegetable Research Farm, 133 Fall Creek Rd, Freeville, N.Y. View map. Organic ...
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