Posts by Krisy Gashler

Krisy Gashler is a freelance writer for the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station.
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Students Grow Plants and Community at Dilmun Hill

By Krisy Gashler / July 3, 2024

Undergraduates manage day-to-day operations at Dilmun Hill Student Farm, which was envisioned 30 years ago.   For the past almost-30 years, a small group of undergraduates has worked together to…

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Electric Sheep: Grazing in Arrays Supports Economy, Climate

By Krisy Gashler / January 10, 2022

Sunlight is a precious resource in Central New York and a new collaboration between farmers and Cornell is looking at ways to harness it using technology that truly puts the…

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Weathering Change: Cornell CALS Helps New York Farmers Adapt

By Krisy Gashler / April 1, 2019

Climatic changes are disrupting the entire farm cycle, from forcing delays in planting to reducing yields when the crops do grow. In the autumn of 2018, unusually heavy rainfall —…

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