Fall harvest update: Corn & pumpkins [CALS Notes 2013-09-29] – Steve Reiners, professor of horticulture and CALS’ resident pumpkin expert, is advising people to pick their pumpkins early, as New York growers have a large, early crop, despite a challenging growing season.
How to Taste an Apple Like a Pro [Bon Appetit 2013-09-24] – Susan Brown the Cornell University horticulture professor who last year gave Bon Appetit a preview of RubyFrost and SnapDragon, two new apple breeds that came to market this year, provides guidance on how to eat apples like an expert.
Demand grows for shiitake mushrooms from Northeast [Associated Press 2013-09-22] – A Cornell University/University of Vermont study conducted over the last three years as part of a $116,000 USDA grant found that growing mushrooms outdoors can be profitable to farmers with at least 500 logs, bringing in $11,190 in gross income at $16 a pound, and that demand is outstripping supply.