Cornell Chronicle Roughly 100 Cornell alumnae gathered March 4 as part of the 2017 President’s Council of Cornell Women Symposium, “Feeding the World Sustainably.” Highlights included presentations on food ethics by Andrew Chignell, ...
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Land O’Lakes will be visiting campus to host two presentations and a panel discussion Friday morning on a precision tool they have developed, the R7. Ag-Tech Symposium Friday, March 10 148 Stocking Hall 8:00-8:45 ...
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From Mark Bridgen, Professor and Pi Alpha Xi advisor: Pi Alpha Xi (PAX), the national honor society for horticulture, inducted 29 new members at a March 6, 2017 ceremony held in the H. H. Whetzel ...
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If you missed Monday’s Horticulture Section seminar Chilean Plant Biodiversity with Mark Bridgen, professor, Horticulture Section, and students from PLHRT 4950 (Plant Biodiversity), it is available online. Learn more about the group’s trip at ...
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The Horticulture Sections’s online Organic Gardening course is designed to help new gardeners get started and help experienced gardeners broaden their understanding of organic techniques for all kinds of gardens. The course runs May ...
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Why are some apples mealy while others are crisp? Cornell apple breeder Susan Brown answers that question in this New York Times science Q&A. The differences are partly genetic, she explains. Some varieties can ...
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Cornell Chronicle : This February’s warm weather is nice in the Northeast, but apple farmers may pay a price if winter roars back. To help growers assess precarious temperatures in turbulent springs, the ...
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Hortus Forum, Cornell’s undergraduate horticulture club is holding their blowout sale today (February 25) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Kenneth Post Lab Greenhouses (map). They’re selling a huge variety of houseplants from 4″ ...
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Record-breaking temperatures this week fueled early flowering of spring ephemerals in Minns Garden, including winter aconites (Eranthus hyemalis) and snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis). If you visit the garden (located between Plant Science Building and Tower Road), ...
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From Hortus Forum, Cornell’s undergraduate horticulture club: Greenhouse Sale Saturday, February 25 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kenneth Post Lab (map) Selling a huge variety of houseplants from 4″ to fully grown. More information, ...
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