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Incubation studies enhance on-farm research, inform manure crediting
On-farm research is a valuable tool for New York farmers. It happens in real-time on farm fields that are actively being cropped, producing practical results that can be applied in future growing seasons. It fosters two-way learning among...
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Crops
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Field Note

In fall 2025, Matthew Haycook joined Cornell University’s Master of Professional Studies Program, with Quirine Ketterings of the Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) as his main academic advisor. Growing up, Haycook was deeply integrated...
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Field Crops
Cheryl on a farm tour with schoolkids. A farmer holds a miling machine in his hand, showing it to the kids.

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Cheryl Bilinski didn’t just change careers; she swapped a corporate paycheck for a mission to overhaul what lands on a child's lunch tray. As an agricultural economic development specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension’s (CCE) Harvest New...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Agriculture
  • Health + Nutrition
Charles Midega (left) and Roy Odawa display the Kontiki kiln they modified to make biochar from human feces. Credit: Rebecca Nelson

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Cornell researchers and Kenyan partners have developed a fertilizer made from human excreta. The product improves soil health and food production, while preventing pollution in informal settlements and the aquatic environment.

  • Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment
  • Global Development Section
  • Agriculture
Edward Harbes IV planting a new apple orchard in 2014.

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Harbes Farm on Long Island relies on a mutually beneficial collaboration with Cornell researchers, a partnership that has made the family’s three farms key destinations for Long Island agritourism.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Cornell Integrated Pest Management

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