Posts by Craig Cramer

Craig Cramer is a communications specialist in the School of Integrative Plant Science.

New LakeEffect Winter Barley Offers Flurry of Benefits for NYS

By Craig Cramer / October 8, 2025

Researchers at the Cornell Small Grains Breeding Program have released a new variety of winter malting barley with higher yield, better disease resistance, and superior brewing profile.   LakeEffect, the…

Program Donates Vegetable Starts to Underserved Families

By Craig Cramer / July 4, 2022

More than 250 underserved (and often food-insecure) Ithaca-area families have the opportunity to grow some of their own food with help from a Cornell University horticulture research program. It’s that…

New Book Helps Farmers Outsmart Their Weeds

By Craig Cramer / January 10, 2022

The guide identifies the best tactics and timing for how to outsmart 63 particularly pernicious weed species, while reducing labor and ensuring weed competition doesn’t reduce yields. Cornell and USDA…

New Gardening Curriculum Sows the Seeds of Justice

By Craig Cramer / October 4, 2021

Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) educators around New York are pilot testing a new curriculum that aims to teach youth gardening, leadership, and teamwork skills. Project S.O.W. (Seeds of Wonder): Food…