Krisy Gashler
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Cover Crop Challenge Lets Students Compete and Grow
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Cornell AES manages farms and greenhouses that support research but are also unique teaching resources for over 40 courses. This is the sixth story in a series about on-farm teaching; in Cover Crops in Agroecosystems, students explore the uses of cover crops and assess their benefits. How better to learn with classmates than to soil…
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More Than Maple: Cornell Research Designs Sugarbush Agroforestry Systems
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The Cornell Maple Program is growing 18 species of perennial fruit- and nut-bearing plants within a maple sugarbush forest. They want to help maple producers be more resilient to economic challenges and extreme weather events, and offer unique products like maple-elderberry wine and maple-hazelnut spreads. Virtually all of the world’s maple syrup is produced in…
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Solar Solutions: Agrivoltaics Offer Array of Options for Farmland Use
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Not everyone is excited about New York’s rapid solar expansion. The buildout of solar energy infrastructure across the state has become an issue of grave concern for many farmers and those worried about the state’s agricultural communities. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that 10 million acres will be needed to meet solar energy production goals by…
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Chaotic Springs, Long Summers Mean Uncertainty for NY Grape Growers
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Grapevines rely on signals of the changing seasons to gain cold hardiness for the winter and blossom effectively in the spring. At first blush, the warmer average winter temperatures brought on by climate change would seem to be a boon for New York’s grape growers and winemakers. But warmer autumns and more “false” springs are…
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A Cornucopia of Research Supports New York’s Farms and Food Systems
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A diverse array of Cornell research, from plant breeding to soil health, helps support local and global harvests Across the world, harvest celebrations are one of the most common human traditions. Though they vary in mythology and performance, they are united in their celebration of plentiful harvests, and the health and peace that abundant food…
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Farmer-First Approach to Agrivoltaics Will Benefit NY Food, Energy Goals
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The New Bremen dairy is one of a handful of New York farms that are pioneering agrivoltaics: co-location of solar energy production and agriculture on the same land. Solar developer Greg Hering approached a dairy farmer in New Bremen, New York, with a proposal to install panels that could produce 6.5 megawatts of energy on…
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Students Grow Plants and Community at Dilmun Hill
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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 run Dilmun Hill Student Farm. With support from the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station (Cornell AES), Dilmun’s student managers choose which crops to plant, how…
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Electric Sheep: Grazing in Arrays Supports Economy, Climate
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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 soft in software: sheep. As industrial-sized solar installations pop up throughout New York state, residents fear the loss of agricultural land. Lexie Hain ’99 has…
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Weathering Change: Cornell CALS Helps New York Farmers Adapt
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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 — almost 8 inches above the norm — interfered with harvests. The year before, a late spring frost killed off most of the strawberry crop. And…
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