Cornell Humphrey Fellows’ inspiring resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Harold van Es: ‘Building Soils’ yields multiple benefits
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This summer, the United States Department of Agriculture's Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program published the fourth edition of Building Soils for Better Crops — arguably the most influential publication on soil health...
Community land rights in a globalized world
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Indigenous communities in the tropical lowlands of Latin America have for generations faced insecure claims on their lands. In recent years, efforts to formally recognize land rights have merged with environmental policies to protect forests and...
A new path for agricultural development
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Parasto Hamed's decision to pursue an MPS at Cornell opened new frontiers in her career and opportunities to be directly involved in international agriculture.
Kevin Lam '20: Storytelling in a changing technology landscape
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Kevin Lam '20 is a graduate student at University College London (UCL), earning his Masters of Public Administration (MPA) in digital technologies and policy. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lam’s master’s dissertation focuses on remote...
NextGen Fellow pursues breeding solutions to combat cassava brown streak disease
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NextGen Cassava Fellow Leah Nandudu is applying her passion for plant science to improve lives for smallholder cassava farmers around the world.
Jacob Feuerstein '23: Tornado chasing in Upstate New York
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Cornell atmospheric science student Jacob Feuerstein '23 helped the local National Weather Service office in Binghamton, N.Y., survey and identify a tornado that impacted the nearby town of Dryden, N.Y. Jacob recounts how he identified the tornado, by both watching the radar in real time and embarking on an unofficial survey after the event.
Mark Buckner: Helping future generations understand and preserve native bees
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Mark Buckner is a Ph.D. student working closely with Bryan Danforth , professor of entomology, to grow the public’s understanding of pollinators beyond managed honeybees — most notably on the lesser-known mason bees. This month, Danforth and...
Preparing the next generation of beginning and aspiring farmers
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What kind of education or experience has prepared you for running the Beginning Farmer Training Program? Like many new farmers, when I got started, I was a generation removed from farming. I didn’t grow up surrounded by agriculture, but I would...
A new food justice narrative
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The next generation of New York state dairy farmers: Lucas Walley ’24
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Animal science major Lucas Walley ’24, originally from Walton, New York, is one of four CALS undergraduate students to be awarded a 2021 Chobani Scholarship.
The next generation of New York state dairy farmers: Rachel Van Buren ’24
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Animal science major Rachel Van Buren ’24, originally from Lowville, New York, is one of four CALS undergraduate students to be awarded a 2021 Chobani Scholarship.
The next generation of New York state dairy farmers: Meghan Van Althuis ’23
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Animal science major Meghan Van Althuis ’23, is a fourth-generation dairy farmer from Sherburne, New York, and one of four CALS undergraduate students to be awarded a 2021 Chobani Scholarship.
The next generation of New York state dairy farmers: Libby Swatling ’24
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Animal science major Libby Swatling ’24, originally from Clifton Park, New York, is one of four CALS undergraduate students to be awarded a 2021 Chobani Scholarship.
Rey Cotto: Supporting crop sustainability through Bt resistance research
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Rey Cotto is an entomology Ph.D. student working under Professor Ping Wang at Cornell AgriTech. He first met Wang in 2016, while he was an undergraduate at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, when he had the opportunity to come to the...
Meet Becky O'Connor: Connecting NYS schools and local food producers
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What kind of education or experience has prepared you for working with farm to school? In the summer of 2010, I was preparing to begin a Master of Science program in nutrition and dietetics to become a Registered Dietician Nutritionist. I...
Expanding career opportunities with LeadNY
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Lead NY is for committed leaders in the agriculture and food sectors who wish to step up and make a difference in their community. Whitney Beaman, a member of LeadNY's current class 18, reflects on her career journey from food science to...
Jian Hua: Discovering how the environment affects plant growth and health
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Jian Hua is a professor in the Plant Biology Section of the School of Integrative Plant Science . Her discoveries of how temperature and other environmental factors affect plant growth and immune response provide fundamental guidance for...
Juliet Carroll: Using hummingbirds to protect New York’s berries
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Research at Cornell in fruit IPM has created solutions that, in some cases, have erased the need for pesticide applications. I work with CALS faculty and CCE educators to deliver IPM solutions to the fruit industry. I truly stand on the...
