Greg Peck — arguably the nation’s preeminent hard cider scientist — is on a mission to turn America’s fledgling hard cider scene into a sophisticated industry, à la the viticulturists of California, according to ...
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Introduction to Garden Design March 13 to April 28, 2017. Cost: $675. Enrollment limited to 12 students. About the course Learn garden site analysis and apply the concepts to your personal space. Gain proficiency ...
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Via CALS News : Nearly 200 Cornellians were treated to a taste of collaboration between the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, and Blue Hill restaurant ...
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From USDA-SARE Program news release: As farmers and ranchers strive to maintain profitability, they face a multitude of pressures such as protecting water and air resources, conserving biodiversity and limiting soil erosion. Too often, ...
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From Lori Brewer: Registration is now open for the online course Permaculture Design: Ecosystem Mimicry, offered Jan. 16 through March 2, 2017 through the Horticulture Section’s distance learning program. Space is limited to 15 ...
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NPR’s The Salt : Kale is getting a makeover, and the very essence of kaliness may hang in the balance. To develop a new variety of kale tailored to American palates, horticulture professor Philip ...
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Cornell Chronicle : A Cornell program is reimagining kale – its color, shape and even flavor – in a bid to breed the naturally biodiverse vegetable for consumer satisfaction. Traits of importance for plant ...
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If you missed Monday’s Horticulture Section seminar, Horticulture apps on the Network for Environment and Weather Applications (NEWA) with Juliet Carroll, Fruit IPM Coordinator, New York State IPM Program, it is available online. More seminar ...
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Lakso wins in first USDA Innovations in Food and Agricultural Science and Technology (I-FAST) prize competition - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the National Science ...
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Learn botanical illustration online. Three courses taught by Marcia Eames-Sheavly start January 23, 2017: Basic Drawing Techniques Working with watercolor Advanced Techniques You can view works by students in previous classes on display in ...
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