Greg Peck explains the science behind the ‘Tree of 40 Fruit’
: “An art project featuring a live tree that bears 40 different kinds of fruit is more than just a conversation piece. The so-called “Tree of 40 Fruit” — blossoming in a ...
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Greg Peck explains the science behind the ‘Tree of 40 Fruit’
Podcast: What’s wrong with my tomatoes? with Meg McGrath
Meg McGrath, vegetable pathologist based at the Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Center, talked with Margaret Roach about tomato troubles on Roach’s popular A Way to Garden podcast. Listen/download .mp3 Read interview on Roach’s ...
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Summer school doesn’t have to be a drag
Bryan Duff, lecturer, Horticulture Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, and a pair of promising teachers in training are teaching film production and the physics of music at Colorado middle school. In film, students dress ...
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Geneva Summer Scholars visit the Ithaca campus
Reposted from CALS Notes Undergraduate interns from Cornell’s New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, New York visited Cornell yesterday to explore the campus, meet with faculty, and to learn about the ...
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Halseth honored by Potato Association of America
Don Halseth, emeritus associate professor in the Horticulture Section, was awarded an Honorary Life Membership in the Potato Association of America at the PAA annual meeting July 22 in Portland, Maine. Honorary Life Membership ...
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CAU tours Bluegrass Lane
Members of the Cornell’s Adult University course “Coffee, Cloves, and Chocolate: How Plants Have Shaped Human History,” taught by Don Rakow, took a field trip Friday to the Bluegrass Lane Turf and Landscape Research ...
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Late blight confirmed in New York
Late blight — a highly contagious and devastating disease of tomatoes and potatoes — has been confirmed in Wayne, Wyoming and Livingston counties. If your crops have been infected, it’s critical that you take ...
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In the news
New 6-County Agricultural Plastics Recycling Initiative – A partnership of Ontario County, Casella Resource Solutions, and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County is looking to divert farm plastic ...
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PBS Insight: Cornell Small Farm Program Supports NY Military Veterans in Farming
Reposted from CALS Notes : On July 10, PBS Insight highlighted the efforts of the Cornell Small Farm Program to support military veterans farming in New York State. Tune in to meet some of ...
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NYSDAM awards $200,000 to NYSAES, CALS for hops and barley research
From New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets press releases : State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball announced July 13 two new partnerships to further support and grow the beverage industry in the ...
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