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Growth Across Fields: Scientific Collaboration Tackles Farming Challenges
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New study shows how agriculture’s toughest challenges require coordinated breakthroughs in biology, chemistry, engineering and data science. From soft robots crawling through crops to bio-based fertilizers that protect waterways, the future of farming lies at the intersection of scientific disciplines, according to a new study describing how agriculture’s toughest challenges require coordinated breakthroughs in biology,…
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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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Slow Moving Vehicle Safety Season
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In our agricultural communities, farmers are using roadways to move equipment between farms and fields. Spring is here, and although warmer weather eliminates the risk of snow and ice on roadways, it also marks the season of slow-moving vehicles (SMVs). From April through October, you are far more likely to encounter a slow-moving vehicle on…
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From Space to Farm: Readying NASA Satellites to Help Growers
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This summer the “Space for Ag Tour” by NASA leaders came to Cornell AgriTech to better understand the remote sensing needs of researchers, specialty crop growers and local stakeholders. An autonomous robot – a base on wheels fitted with computer vision technology that snaps images of grapevines in near real-time – rolls down a long…
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Improvising, Adapting, and Overcoming on the Farm: Adaptive Equipment Empowers Veteran Farmers
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Physically disabled veterans are making significant strides in agriculture by utilizing innovative, adaptive equipment tailored to their unique needs. Farming traditionally demands physical strength, agility, and balance, posing substantial challenges for veterans with physical disabilities. The limited availability of tools designed to address these challenges means many veterans must either engineer custom solutions themselves or…
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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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A New York State Vision for a Profitable, Regenerative, Equitable, Healthy Food System Future by 2050
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New York agricultural agencies and researchers release a State-wide Food System Vision for 2050. By The Center for Agricultural Development and Entrepreneurship (CADE) On July 28, 2022, the Center for Agricultural Development and Entrepreneurship (CADE) and its research partners https://dyson.cornell.edu/ https://dyson.cornell.edu/, Cornell Small Farms Program, Hartwick College, SUNY Cobleskill’s Institute for Rural Vitality, and faculty of…
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Portable Imaging Tool Will Transform Gravevine Pruning
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Pruning vines is one of the most important tasks of a viticulturist. If done improperly, the vine can produce yields that are either too high or too low, both of which pose risks. When yields are too high, sugars are low in fruits, making them poor wine grapes; when too low, fruit sales don’t cover…
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Climate Change on the County Level
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If you haven’t already seen the impact of climate change in your area, you can now. A new tool allows users to view change in climate by county, thanks to work by the Cornell Center for Climate Smart Farming and Cornell Institute for Climate Smart Solutions . The tool should be particularly useful to educators,…
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