July 12 Cornell Chronicle article: Done in by dandelions, foiled by milfoil, run over by clover? It’s time for the world series of weeds. Cornell will host the 2010 Northeastern Collegiate Weed Science Contest ...
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From Organic Farming Coordinator Melissa Madden, info about an upcoming event at the Homer C. Thompson Vegetable Research Farm in Freeville: Equipment for Small-Scale Vegetable Operations Getting maximum efficiency and increasing yields with practical ...
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A new insect pest of onions, leeks, garlic and related alliums is making its way into New York. The leek moth (Acrolepiopsis assectella) has been confirmed by Cornell entomologist Rick Hoebeke (Cornell) to be ...
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The Dilmun Hill farm stand is open for the season! Look for the stand outside Mann Library every Tuesday from 2:30 – 5:30 p.m. through the growing season. (Rain location: Mann Library Lobby.) Our ...
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From a June 16 Cornell Chronicle article: “For the first time, Cornell students have produced wines — big reds and whites — at the Viticulture and Enology program’s new, state-of-the-art million-dollar teaching winery on ...
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From a June 10 Cornell Chronicle article: Cornell researchers will study the use of cover crops in organic farming and how different organic farming practices affect yields, both with new funding from the U.S. ...
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From the Cornell Chronicle, June 2, 2010. “The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) has selected the Mann Library entrance landscape, which was designed by students, as one of the first landscapes to participate in an ...
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Read short profiles about these 2010 Horticulture Ph.D., Masters and MPS graduates, as well as under undergrads in Agricultural Sciences, Plant Sciences, Viticulture and Enology, and Interdisciplinary Studies in ALS. Richard Adams MS Chris ...
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“The most problematic issue, bar none, is soil compaction.” —Nina Bassuk, Department of Horticulture, in a May 26 New York Times article about planting so-called “hell strips” between sidewalks and streets. “Growing things upside ...
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From Larissa Smith, Dept. of Crop & Soil Sciences: The Cornell Soil Health Team will be providing its second annual Cornell Soil Health Train-the-Trainer Intensive Workshop this summer from August 16-19. This international workshop ...
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