Posts by RJ Anderson

RJ Anderson works in the Communcations Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension. He can be reached at rj.anderson@cornell.edu.

Cornell Cooperative Extension Podcast Breaks Down Impact of 2018 Farm Bill

By RJ Anderson / April 1, 2019

Julie Suarez, associate dean of governmental and community relations in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), joined the podcast to discuss the farm bill’s potential impact on areas…

Extension Plants Seeds for Urban Growth

By RJ Anderson / April 1, 2019

CCE Harvest New York urban agricultural specialists travel from their Brooklyn office by bus, subway and ferry providing educational programming and on-site technical assistance in all five boroughs for commercial…

Fruitful Friendship: Jim Bittner is 2017 Friend of Extension

By RJ Anderson / April 6, 2018

Through his involvement with agriculture organizations across New York state and as owner and general manager of Bittner-Singer Orchards, Jim Bittner has developed many strong friendships through the years. On…

Extension Helps NY Brewers, Growers Raise a Pint

By RJ Anderson / January 8, 2018

Harvest NY Farm-to-Pint tours spotlight Empire State craft beer supply chain. The essential ingredients of a pint of locally produced New York state craft beer are quite simple: hops, barley,…

Extension and NY Farmers Share Harvest with Hurricane Victims

By RJ Anderson / January 8, 2018

Vegetable Specialist Maire Ullrich connects New York State growers with Feeding America food banks to bring NYS produce to Florida. Like many Americans, Hudson Valley apple farmer Steve Pennings watched…

Agriculture Career Day Exposes Teens to Diverse Fields

By RJ Anderson / October 2, 2017

Finger Lakes Workforce Investment Board, Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Cornell Cooperative Extension team up to host 2017 Building the Agricultural Intellect of the Finger Lakes…

Extension and NYS Apple Growers Partner on Innovation

By RJ Anderson / July 3, 2017

Bans on the apple industry’s go-to thinning chemical, carbaryl, by retailers such as Whole Foods Markets have prompted New York apple producers, CCE educators and Cornell researchers to team up…