Hail in Geneva
Via CALS Facebook: When did it turn to winter??? A few shots of the scene outside the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station this morning after a large hail storm blew through Geneva, NY. There have ...
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Monthly Archives: July 2014
Video: Drone provides bird’s-eye view for turf researchers
Cornell Turfgrass Program researchers are employing a drone this summer to take aerial photos of their research plots. “Of course we still collect data. But with the bird’s-eye view, you can see things that ...
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Organic Seed School August 17
Organic Seed School Sunday, August 17, 2014 at 8:00am to 4:00pm Homer C. Thompson Vegetable Research Farm (CUAES) 133 Fall Creek Rd. Freeville, NY Come learn from growers, breeders, and seed companies to better ...
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Boor joins board of food, agriculture research foundation
Via CALS Notes : Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced today the appointment of Dr. Kathryn Boor, Ronald P. Lynch Dean of CALS, as an inaugural member of the board of directors of the new Foundation ...
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Tree of 40 Fruit
Art meets horticulture in this artist’s grafted stone fruit trees, using varieties gleaned from orchard at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station. The Tree of 40 Fruit Is Exactly as Awesome as It ...
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Plant disease expert joins NYSAES faculty
Via Station News: It was announced earlier this week that Dr. Sarah Pethybridge will be joining the Station faculty as assistant professor of plant pathology and plant-microbe biology. Pethybridge comes to Cornell from ...
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Plantations bids a sad farewell to its beautiful magnolia
From Christopher Dunn, Ph.D., the E. N. Wilds Director of Cornell Plantations: Our big-leafed magnolia, sadly, has many serious structural and disease issues, which combined pose a significant risk of failure. And so it ...
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Bluegrass Lane blossoms
Research at the Bluegrass Lane Turf and Landscape Research Facility is in full flower … Technician Pat MacRae tends more than 600 David Austin roses (representing 80 varieties) in a newly planted multi-year trial. Flower ...
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New fact sheet: Sustainable Pest Management in Greenhouses and High Tunnels
From the USDA’s Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program: Having trouble with pests in your greenhouses and high tunnels? Interested in learning more about using biological control to manage them? Read SARE’s new ...
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Career opportunity: Assistant/Associate Professor of Sustainable Fruit Production
We’re we’re looking for a talented individual Assistant/Associate Professor of Sustainable Fruit Production (60% research, 40% teaching). The candidate is expected to develop and direct an externally-funded, nationally-recognized research program on deciduous fruit production systems ...
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