Cornell University

During the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin annual business conference, Dr. Tom Overton hosted a session on “Ways to Fatten up Your Milk Check.” Overton, from Cornell University, said dairy farming is more than simply selling milk to a processor. He noted ...

The USDA’s Agricultural Research Service is teaming up with Cornell University to launch a webinar series on hemp research. The goal is to broaden the scope of training, education, and connectivity within the U.S. hemp community. “Hemp is rapidly becoming a critical multi-use and economically significant crop, so this hemp series is designed to provide hemp-specific education, training, and netw

"In 2020, record negative producer price differentials occurred which were not just abnormal in magnitude, they were unpredictable and greatly contributed to farm milk price volatility," said Cornell University economist Christopher Wolf speaking during a Senate Ag subcommittee hearing last week on milk pricing and possible area of improvement and reform ...

When it comes to management of calves, more dairy producers are turning to a group house, group fed system. "That is a different management approach than how the calves caring for calves as opposed to what traditionally has been done in the past many years and how to house them individually and outside what's called calf hutches ...

Washington State University will discuss the challenges and possibilities that the digital revolution will bring to global food, fuel and fiber production during the school’s first Digital Agriculture Summit, taking place virtually October 6th and 7th. Hos ...

Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences announced last week the release of three new apple varieties. NY56, NY73 and NY109, will be marketed as Cordera, Pink Luster and Firecracker, respectively. School officials say as an open-release orchards across the U.S. wi ...

The dairy industry has experienced extreme uncertainty over the past decade, only to be followed by even greater concern caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic. During these times, one financial expert said it’s even more important to keep a close eye on farm finances. Cor ...

Funding supported by New York Senator Chuck Schumer will help Cornell University create the first hemp seed bank in the United States. Schumer said work will soon begin at the nation's only Industrial Hemp Germplasm Repository located at Cornell University...