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Farmers into fungi can reap forest rewards – Cornell agroforestry experts are hoping the exotic fungus Hericium erinaceus — also known as lion’s mane — will follow the lead of shiitake ...
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Seminar CANCELED: Julian Alston on Agricultural Science Policy
Update 4/12/2012: Seminar canceled. Agricultural Science Policy: Changing Global Agendas and Emerging U.S. Implications Julian Alston Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics Director, Robert Mondavi Institute Center for Wine Economics University of California, ...
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Dreer seminar: Social justice and education at public gardens
Cultivating Care: Social justice and education at public gardens in the United Kingdom, Germany and Australia Presented by Allie Byrd Skaer Fellow, The Cornell Graduate Program in Public Garden Leadership Dreer Award Seminar on ...
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New lawn fertilizer law aims to curb phosphorus pollution
A new law that aims to keep phosphorus in lawn fertilizers out of New York’s waterways went into effect January 1, 2012. But that doesn’t mean you can’t have a green lawn while preventing ...
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The slacker’s guide to a great lawn – Frank Rossi (right) on the now debunked rule-of-thumb that you should never cut more than one third of the grass blade when ...
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Brown to address plant breeding symposium April 13
Associate chair Susan Brown will speak on “Apples: From Johnny Appleseed to Genomics” at a day-long symposium, Wild and Forgotten: Conservation, Characterization, and Utilization of Orphan Crops and Wild Relatives. The event is sponsored ...
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Turfgrass webinars, podcasts
Cornell turfgrass program’s outreach program this year includes: ShortCUTT turfgrass podcasts: For the fourth season, Frank Rossi is providing the latest info for professional turf managers through his ShortCUTT turfgrass audio podcast. You can ...
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Bioenergy, invasive ecology seminar
Welcome back Jacob Barney (Ph.D. Horticulture 2007) at this Crop and Soil Sciences Seminar: Cultivating energy not weeds: The intersection of bioenergy and invasion ecology Jacob Barney, Assistant Professor – Plant Pathology, Physiology and ...
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Titan arum time-lapse
If you missed it live, here is Cornell’s titan arum blooming over 40 hours March 18-19 compressed into 100 seconds, plus the spadix collapsing three days later. More on titan arum at the Titan ...
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Thomas Bjorkman defends broccoli
Listen to report. Broccoli has gotten a bad rap (again) in this week’s Supreme Court debate of the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. But in this Marketplace radio report from American Public Media, ...
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