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Economic Impact of 2012 Frost and Freeze Events in the Lake Erie Region – Assuming a 30% overall reduction in crop size, the total direct economic loss for the industry ...
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Weed Science Field Day July 17
New York Weed Science Field Day 2012 Tuesday July 17 Morning: H.C. Thompson Research Farm, Freeville, NY (10 miles Northeast of Ithaca, Fall Creek Road, Rt. 366 extension) Coffee (beverage), doughnuts, and informational trial ...
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Atkinson Center funds horticulture projects
10 interdisciplinary projects have received funding through the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future‘s (ACSF) academic venture fund for spring 2012. The awards, totaling $735,000, were announced May 18. (See Safe insecticides, algal biofuels ...
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Training to Spot Tree Decay Is Urged for Parks Workers – Nina Bassuk (right), director of the Urban Horticulture Institute: “If you see a limb hanging off, that’s pretty obvious,” ...
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Plant Science events at 2012 commencement
From Leah Cook lcc2@cornell.edu: Here’s the schedule for the Plant Science events on Sunday May 27: 7:00-8:30 a.m.: Breakfast in Emerson 135 9:15 a.m.: Assemble on ARTS Quad for procession 10:00 a.m.: Procession arrives ...
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Science-y love blooms into 250-tulip proposal – John Gottula, graduate student in Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology proposed to girlfriend Kelly Voll by planting 250 red tulips last fall to spell out ...
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Strawberry Field Day, NYSAES, Geneva, June 12
Cornell University’s New York State Agricultural Experiment Station is hosting a strawberry field day from 2 to 5 pm on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. The field day will be held at the Darrow Farm ...
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Online garden design course starts June 11
Introduction to Garden Design June 11 – July 28, 2012. Cost: $500. 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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Alumni newsletter (Spring/Summer 2012)
The Spring/Summer 2012 Department of Horticulture Alumni Newsletter is now online. Catch up on news from alumni around the world and more.
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Fruit, vegetable farmers work to keep what they’ve sown – Commenting on the recent rise in support for specialty crops in the Farm Bill, Thomas Bjorkman (right) says of his Eastern ...
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