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New LakeEffect Winter Barley Offers Flurry of Benefits for NYS

Craig Cramer

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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 […]

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New Cherry Tomatoes Have a Thick Skin

Agnes Guillo

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January 29, 2021

Although cherry tomatoes are a popular agricultural product, these fruits can be challenging to grow as their thin skin is highly prone to cracking during heavy rainfall seasons, while in […]

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Supporting Haudenosaunee Seed Stewardship in New York

Tara Hammonds

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January 8, 2018

For the community members of the St. Regis Mohawk/Akwesasne Tribe of northern New York, seeds are not just commodities to be planted for food, they are sacred. When their seeds disappear, so […]

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The Case for Regional Seed

Petra Page-Mann

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July 1, 2013

There is so much in a seed. Each seed tells the story of its entire life history, millions of years in the making. A few seeds, in a single generation, […]

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