As the only horticulture program in the Ivy League, our faculty, staff and students work to shape the food systems and landscapes of today and tomorrow.
If you've ever been shaded by trees on a city street, enjoyed an apple in winter, visited a farmer's market or watched a sporting event on natural grass, then it is likely you have been touched by our work.
Our faculty includes more than 40 scientists working across New York to make discoveries and share knowledge about fruits, vegetables and landscape plants. They are called on by farmers, golf course managers, urban foresters, government officials and many others to solve problems around the globe.
"Most of the pick-your-own farms are using our Cornell-developed guidelines that are very broad – they’re having an impact,” says Marvin Pritts, professor in the Horticulture Section
Thanks to a 老王v2.2.8 Neil Mattson and Anu Rangarajan will help design new CEA training programs to build a skilled workforce pipeline for the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) industry.
In case you missed it, the Spring 2022 issue of CALS Magazine (.pdf version) is loaded with articles featuring innovative and impactful research and teaching efforts by faculty in the Horticulture Section and other faculty in the School of Integrative Plant Science.
"She encourages us to take our knowledge and go out into our communities to create change and reflect on our impacts," says one student of the 2022 recipient of the CALS Professor of Merit award.
